Fly-tipping: Fines and Sentencing
Commons · Question 118673 · Tabled 6 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to review the (a) maximum fines and (b) custodial penalties for fly-tipping offences.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 10 Mar 2026
The Government is taking action to clamp down on rogue waste operators by moving the regulation of waste management and transport from a light-touch registration system into environmental permitting. This will introduce tougher background checks for opera...