Fly-tipping
(asked on 16th June 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the punishments available to the courts to deal with (1) fly tipping, and (2) illegal dumping.
This question was answered on 5th July 2022
Courts have the power to impose unlimited fines, as well as up to five years imprisonment in the most serious cases, for fly-tipping/illegal dumping. Sentencing is a matter for the independent courts.
We will be conducting research into the current enforcement regime to understand challenges faced by local authorities and others.