Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 64179

Inland Waterways and Rivers: Damage

Tabled: 1 July 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025

Question

Patrick Spencer

IndependentCentral Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) people and (b) groups have been prosecuted by the Environment Agency for damaging (i) watercourses and (ii) rivers.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Information on prosecutions by the Environment Agency under its regulatory powers is available on gov.uk. Cases completed from January 2000 that resulted in a conviction are included.

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