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Litter: Fines

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 16 March 2026UIN 119194

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Clearer rules to support councils in fight against litter louts, published on 3 March 2026, what assessment she has made of th

Answered by Mary Creagh

Local councils already have legal powers to issue a fixed penalty (on-the-spot fine) of up to £500 for littering offences.

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