Question follow-through · 12915
Waste: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what penalties are currently in place for waste crime; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of those penalties in reflecting the full environmental and social impacts of su
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 24 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 2 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what penalties are currently in place for waste crime; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of those penalties in reflecting the full environmental and social impacts of su
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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2 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Government is taking a firm, zero‑tolerance approach to waste crime, ensuring penalties reflect the harm caused. The Waste Crime Action Plan commits Defra to working with the Ministry of Justice to review whether existing penalties, including fines, a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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