Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 192309
Litter: Fixed Penalties
Tabled: 4 July 2023
Answered: 11 July 2023
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to provide (a) support and (b) guidance to local councils on using fixed penalty notices for litter enforcement.
Answer
The Prime Minister’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan made clear that we want to see councils use fixed penalties for environmental crimes, including littering, much more. It also set out steps we would take to help and encourage councils to do this. Thi...
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