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Inland Waterways and Rivers: Damage

Asked by Patrick SpencerConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 8 July 2025UIN 64179

The question

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.

Answered by 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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