Fly-tipping
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions has the Environment Agency brought for operating illegal waste sites in each of the last five years.
Answered by Mary Creagh
Successful prosecutions associated with illegal waste sites investigations (where the court hearing date is in the requested timeframe and the verdict is guilty):
2021 – 42
2022 – 48
2023 – 47
2024 – 82
2025 – 68
This data is subject to change as cases reach conclusion and does not include records where a permit breach has been identified.
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