Found: William Maxwell: I work for two district councils that have the honour of being the highest recycling-rate

Found: warmly welcomed by the Local Government Association, the County Councils Network and, indeed, the District

Found: Local Government Association (LGA), and District Councils' Network (DCN) Oral Evidence

Found: county councils, district councils, Port Health Authorities, London boroughs (or, in the City of London

Found: District Councils’ Network 18 Smith Square Westminster London SW1P 3HZ Tel: 0207 664 3048

Found: visit the Committee had to Oxford to look at what is happening there and talk to representatives of district

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle littering in rural areas.

Answered by Robbie Moore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Prime Minister’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan set out how we will support councils across the country to take tougher action against those who litter. For example, last year we significantly raised the upper limit on fixed penalty notices from £150 to £500 and from 1 April 2024 councils will have to spend this income on enforcement or clean up activity. We have previously given district councils powers to hold the keeper of a vehicle responsible for littering offences committed from it.

Natural England refreshed the Countryside Code in 2021 which makes clear visitors’ responsibilities in protecting the environment when accessing the outdoors. This includes the need to take rubbish and food waste home, use public bins or recycle if possible.

National Highways’ recent campaign aimed to change road users’ behaviour towards littering. The campaign ran from 12 February to 10 March and road users were implored to stop littering as its deadly impact on wildlife was revealed.

Found: Scotland, local weights and measures authorities, and (c) in relation to Northern Ireland, district

Found: relation to Scotland, local weights and measures authorities, and (c) in relation to Northern Ireland, district

Found: The figures for the ‘East Sussex District Councils’ line shows all of the awards made to those five

Found: As can be seen, District Councils as well as councils from London and South East are the largest single

Found: LCC, local bus operators and district councils are using this funding to move forward w ith the BSIP

Found: For example, this includes some district councils.

Found: Meeting with DCMS Accessibility Ambassadors Stuart Andrew 2023-10-17 Councillor Sam Chapman-Allen and District

Found: South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are working together to develop a joint

Found: that the local police and other agencies, including Policing and Community Safety Partnerships and district

Found: reorganisation, from 1 April 2023 four new unitary authorities came into existence, replacing exiting district