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Asked by Anneliese MidgleyLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 121090

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many enforcement actions the Environment Agency has taken against illegal waste sites in each of the last five years.

Answered by Mary Creagh

Total number of actions dated within each calendar year for records relating to illegal waste sites.

Prosecution outcomes have been removed as these are provided separately in PQ 121091.

2021: 750

2022: 549

2023: 574

2024: 335

2025: 343

NB: This data is taken from a live system and maybe subject to change as investigation details are updated.

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