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Waste Crime and Duty of Care

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Welsh Government are addressing waste crime and illegal waste dumping through the Waste Tyres Bill and the Waste Crime Action Plan, as current regulation is insufficient to prevent non-compliance and illegal waste sites. The Environment Agency lacks adequate enforcement powers to tackle fly-tipping and illegal waste operations, which cost the English economy over £900 million annually.

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2026

3 events
23 Mar 2026 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Waste Crime Action Plan

UIN: HCWS1430 The Government has published its Waste Crime Action Plan for England. The plan sets out our zero-tolerance approach to prevent waste crime, pursue the criminals responsible and accelerate the clean-up effort.People take pride in the places they call …

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23 Mar 2026 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Waste Crime Action Plan

UIN: HLWS1435 My Hon. Friend the Minister for Nature (Mary Creagh MP) has made the following statement.The Government has published its Waste Crime Action Plan for England. The plan sets out our zero-tolerance approach to prevent waste crime, pursue the …

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2025

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2024

3 events

2023

8 events
6 Oct 2023 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Welsh Government linked

Reducing crime at sites handling waste, and introducing fixed penalties for waste duty of care — outcome published

Seeking views on measures to reduce waste crime and poor performance at waste sites and introducing a fixed penalty to discourage household waste being fly-tipped.

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↓ Summary of responses (129pp) ↓ Supplementary government response ↓ Annexes (45pp) ↓ Supplementary government response (Welsh) ↓ Annexes (Welsh) (49pp)

2022

5 events
19 Oct 2022 | Written evidence linked

Local authorities reported 1.1 million incidents of fly-tipping during 2020–21 to Defra.91 However, Defra recognises that some local authorities provide incomplete figures, and that coverage of fly-tipping on private sector land is not good enough.92 Other stakeholders made similar points more strongly: written evidence from academics stated that “Waste crime on private land is overlooked” while evidence from the National Farmers Union (NFU) said that better reporting and recording of waste c...

Local authorities reported 1.1 million incidents of fly-tipping during 2020–21 to Defra.91 However, Defra recognises that some local authorities provide incomplete figures, and that coverage of fly-tipping on private sector land is not good enough.92 Other stakeholders made similar points …

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2021

4 events

2018

5 events
26 Mar 2018 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Welsh Government linked

Reducing crime at sites handling waste, and introducing fixed penalties for waste duty of care — consultation closed

Seeking views on measures to reduce waste crime and poor performance at waste sites and introducing a fixed penalty to discourage household waste being fly-tipped.

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↓ Summary of responses (129pp) ↓ Supplementary government response ↓ Annexes (45pp) ↓ Supplementary government response (Welsh) ↓ Annexes (Welsh) (49pp)
15 Jan 2018 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Welsh Government linked

Reducing crime at sites handling waste, and introducing fixed penalties for waste duty of care — consultation opened

Seeking views on measures to reduce waste crime and poor performance at waste sites and introducing a fixed penalty to discourage household waste being fly-tipped.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Government response
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↓ Summary of responses (129pp) ↓ Supplementary government response ↓ Annexes (45pp) ↓ Supplementary government response (Welsh) ↓ Annexes (Welsh) (49pp)

2015

5 events

2014

1 event