Waste: Crime
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what penalties are currently in place for waste crime; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of those penalties in reflecting the full environmental and social impacts of such offences.
Answered by Mary Creagh
The Government is taking a firm, zero‑tolerance approach to waste crime, ensuring penalties reflect the harm caused. The Waste Crime Action Plan commits Defra to working with the Ministry of Justice to review whether existing penalties, including fines, are sufficiently robust and to strengthen them where needed. The Crime and Policing Act also introduces penalty points for vehicle-based fly-tipping, improving deterrence and targeting repeat offenders. We will shortly consult on giving local authorities powers to issue conditional cautions, providing a wider range of effective, community-based sanctions.
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