Fly-tipping: Prosecutions
(asked on 31st January 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many successful prosecutions there have been for fly-tipping in each of the last ten years; how many of those prosecutions were a result of fly-tipping on privately-owned land; and in each case, what was the fine imposed.
Defra collects data on the number of fly-tipping incidents and actions taken which is provided by local authorities in England. These data are published annually and may include some private land incidents that are voluntarily reported (although it is not mandatory to do so). Defra does not hold data relating solely to fly-tipping incidents on private land. The tables below show the data held regarding prosecutions and fines for fly-tipping in the last ten years. Details of fine levels for individual cases are not held.
Local authority prosecutions for fly-tipping in England
Year | Successful prosecutions | Custodial sentences | Fines | Community service |
2008/09 | 1,944 | 16 | 1,497 | 60 |
2009/10 | 2,374 | 34 | 1,859 | 45 |
2010/11 | 2,311 | 7 | 2,023 | 35 |
2011/12 | 2,786 | 4 | 2,487 | 39 |
2012/13 | 2,144 | 18 | 1,839 | 16 |
2013/14 | 1,953 | 10 | 1,685 | 19 |
2014/15 | 1,771 | 21 | 1,492 | 35 |
2015/16 | 2,091 | 18 | 1,838 | 32 |
2016/17 | 1,546 | 28 | 1,318 | 26 |
2017/18 | 2,186 | 25 | 1,938 | 45 |
Level of fines for fly-tipping offences in England resulting from the above prosecutions
Year | £0 to £50 | £51 to £200 | £201 to £500 | £501 to £1,000 | £1,001 to £5,000 | £5,001 to £20,000 | £20,001 to £50,000 | over £50,000 |
2008/09 | 185 | 722 | 407 | 114 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2009/10 | 274 | 947 | 452 | 110 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
2010/11 | 172 | 1104 | 454 | 245 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
2011/12 | 417 | 1191 | 565 | 239 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
2012/13 | 162 | 856 | 547 | 201 | 61 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
2013/14 | 134 | 1,028 | 308 | 150 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2014/15 | 116 | 804 | 311 | 194 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
2015/16 | 113 | 817 | 560 | 271 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
2016/17 | 96 | 1,233 | 564 | 151 | 93 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
2017/18 | 83 | 667 | 876 | 173 | 123 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
The Environment Agency investigates and prosecutes larger and more serious cases of illegal dumping. Data distinguishing between types of waste crime incidents have been available since 2015. Data for privately-owned land are not shown separately. The table below shows the total successful prosecutions by the Environment Agency for illegal dumping incidents only.
Environment Agency prosecutions for illegal dumping in England
Year | Action Date | Sentence | Total Fine |
2015 | 26/03/2015 | Fined | £660 |
06/10/2015 | Community Service | £200 | |
06/10/2015 | Community Service | £200 | |
2016 | 11/03/2016 | Fined | £1,000 |
2017 | 09/06/2017 | Suspended Sentence | £50,000 |
09/06/2017 | Fined | £50,000 | |
18/09/2017 | Fined | £660 | |
03/03/2017 | Fined | £6,000 | |
18/09/2017 | Community Service | £0 | |
19/09/2017 | Fined | £900 | |
09/06/2017 | Fined | £20,000 | |
2018 | 04/10/2018 | Fined | £562 |
24/04/2018 | Community Order - Curfew | £0 | |
10/04/2018 | Community Service | £0 | |
16/10/2018 | Community Service | £0 | |
10/04/2018 | Community Service | £0 | |
31/05/2018 | Fined | £5,000 | |
05/10/2018 | Community Service | £0 |