Question follow-through · 908330

Fly-tipping: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support criminal prosecution of fly-tipping.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled: 11 Mar 2026
Target answer date: 17 Mar 2026
Answer: 17 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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11 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support criminal prosecution of fly-tipping.
17 Mar 2026
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17 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Government is seeking powers in the Crime and Policing Bill to provide statutory enforcement guidance to support councils make full and proper use of their fly-tipping enforcement powers. Defra has published best practice guidance and case studies on ...

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