Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps to review sentencing guidelines for fly-tipping.
Sentencing guidelines are developed by the independent Sentencing Council for England and Wales, as required by statute.
As an independent body, the Sentencing Council decides on its own priorities and work plan for producing and reviewing guidelines. Therefore, the Government cannot require the Council to review particular guidelines. However, it is open to individuals to approach the Council to ask that it does so.
The Council’s published criteria for developing or revising guidelines is available on its website at: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/sentencing-and-the-council/about-the-sentencing-council/our-criteria-for-developing-or-revising-guidelines.
The Ministry of Justice regularly monitors the effectiveness of the sentencing framework.