Question follow-through · 7248

Waste: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a single national reporting system for incidents of waste crime.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
5 Jun 2026
Target answer date
9 Jun 2026
Answer
25 Jun 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a single national reporting system for incidents of waste crime.

  2. 9 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Comprehensive guidance on how to report waste crime is available on GOV.UK here. The guidance provides clear signposts towards different reporting routes, based on the nature of the crime and which authority is responsible for enforcement. A single, natio...

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