Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 3457

Landfill: Fines

Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024

Question

Adam Jogee

Labour — Newcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data his Department holds on the number of fines issued to landfill site operators by the Environment Agency for a breach of permit conditions in each of the last ten years.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Environment Agency is able to take a range of enforcement action against non-compliances by site operators, in line with its Enforcement and Sanctions Policy. Some enforcement action may lead to a prosecution resulting in a fine imposed by the court. ...
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