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Fly-tipping: Fines

Asked by Adam JogeeLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 9 September 2024UIN 3473

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of local authorities ring fencing fly-tipping fines to pay for environmental recovery.

Answered by Mary Creagh

This policy was introduced under the previous government. The department has not yet made any formal assessment on the implications of this policy. Defra supports and encourages local authorities to investigate all incidents of fly-tipping, including those on private land, and make good use of their enforcement powers.

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