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Inland Waterways and Rivers: Damage

Commons · Question 64179 · Tabled 1 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 8 Jul 2025

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Asked by Patrick Spencer

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) people and (b) groups have been prosecuted by the Environment Agency for damaging (i) watercourses and (ii) rivers.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 8 Jul 2025

Information on prosecutions by the Environment Agency under its regulatory powers is available on gov.uk. Cases completed from January 2000 that resulted in a conviction are included.