Question follow-through · 50407
Fly-tipping
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local authority enforcement powers to prevent fly tipping.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 6 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 May 2025
- Answer
- 14 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local authority enforcement powers to prevent fly tipping.
8 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 May 2025
Answer published
Local authorities have a range of enforcement powers to tackle fly-tipping. These include fixed penalty notices of up to £1000, vehicle seizure and prosecution action which can lead to a significant fine or even imprisonment. We encourage councils to make...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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