Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 32567

Litter: Fines

Tabled: 21 February 2025

Answered: 4 March 2025

Question

Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025, to Question 23782, on Domestic Waste: Disposal, what is the process and right of appeal against an outsourced company that issues a fixed pe

Answer

Mary Creagh

There is no formal right of appeal against a fixed penalty notice. If an alleged offender does not accept their liability for the offence, there is no requirement on them to pay the fixed penalty. They may have to defend their case in court. As this is an...

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