Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of local authority compliance with the 2019 Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse in relation to the issuing of penalties as an intentional policy for generating revenue or profit.

No such assessment has been made. Last year, a Defra minister wrote to councils reiterating that in no circumstances should enforcement activity be considered a means to raise revenue. That letter has been published on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/litter-enforcement-powers-letter-to-councils. A copy is attached to this answer.