Domestic Waste: Fly-tipping
Commons · Question 26636 · Tabled 27 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has issued guidance to local waste authorities on whether fixed penalty notices for fly-tipping can be issued in relation to domestic waste receptacles located w
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 10 Feb 2025
Local authorities have a range of enforcement powers to help tackle fly-tipping including fixed penalty notices and seizing vehicles. They can also prosecute which can lead to a significant fine, a community sentence or even imprisonment. It is for local ...