Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 48804

Fly-tipping: Prosecutions

Tabled: 28 April 2025

Answered: 6 May 2025

Question

Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to enable (a) local authorities and (b) the police to effectively (i) target and (ii) prosecute (A) individuals and (B) businesses engaged in illegal fly-tippin

Answer

Mary Creagh

Local councils are responsible for taking enforcement action in most fly-tipping incidents. Their powers include issuing fixed penalty notices of up to £1000, prosecution action and seizing vehicles. We encourage councils to make good use of their powers,...

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