Litter: Fines
Commons · Question 32566 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on outsourced private companies levying fines under section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 for minor litter breaches.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 4 Mar 2025
There is no formal right of appeal against a fixed penalty notice. If an alleged offender does not accept their liability for the offence, there is no requirement on them to pay the fixed penalty. They may have to defend their case in court. As this is an...