Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 908330

Fly-tipping: Prosecutions

Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 17 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Dr Neil Hudson

ConservativeEpping Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support criminal prosecution of fly-tipping.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Government is seeking powers in the Crime and Policing Bill to provide statutory enforcement guidance to support councils make full and proper use of their fly-tipping enforcement powers. Defra has published best practice guidance and case studies on ...

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