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658718
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-12-14more like thismore than 2016-12-14
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Fly-tipping remove filter
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the cost to local authorities of cleaning up fly tipping of waste. more like this
tabling member printed
The Earl of Shrewsbury more like this
uin HL4136 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-12-29more like thismore than 2016-12-29
answer text <p>The estimated cost of clearance of fly-tipping to local authorities in 2014/15 was nearly £50 million. Local authorities dealt with nearly 900,000 incidents of fly-tipping in 2014/15, with nearly two thirds of fly-tips involving household waste.</p><p>The penalties for fly-tipping are imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine, or both, on summary conviction; or imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or a fine, or both, on conviction on indictment.</p><p>In May 2016 the Government gave local councils the power to issue Fixed Penalty Notices for small-scale fly-tipping as an alternative to prosecution. The fine for a Fixed Penalty Notice is between £150 and £400 as specified by the waste collection authority, and £200 if no amount is specified.</p><p>Local authorities are not under any legal obligation to clear fly-tipped waste from private property, so this responsibility falls to the landowner. Depending on the circumstances, local authorities will often provide advice and guidance on measures that can be taken to prevent further fly-tipping, or may investigate an incident if there is sufficient evidence. Some authorities may also offer a clearance service but they are likely to charge for this. Government officials chair the National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group to promote and disseminate good practice in the prevention, reporting, investigation and clearance of fly-tipped waste.</p>
answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble remove filter
grouped question UIN
HL4137 remove filter
HL4138 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-12-29T12:19:27.533Zmore like thismore than 2016-12-29T12:19:27.533Z
answering member
4161
label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
tabling member
2147
label Biography information for The Earl of Shrewsbury more like this
658720
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-12-14more like thismore than 2016-12-14
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Fly-tipping remove filter
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what compensation and remedies are available to private landowners with regard to fly tipping on their land. more like this
tabling member printed
The Earl of Shrewsbury more like this
uin HL4138 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-12-29more like thismore than 2016-12-29
answer text <p>The estimated cost of clearance of fly-tipping to local authorities in 2014/15 was nearly £50 million. Local authorities dealt with nearly 900,000 incidents of fly-tipping in 2014/15, with nearly two thirds of fly-tips involving household waste.</p><p>The penalties for fly-tipping are imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine, or both, on summary conviction; or imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or a fine, or both, on conviction on indictment.</p><p>In May 2016 the Government gave local councils the power to issue Fixed Penalty Notices for small-scale fly-tipping as an alternative to prosecution. The fine for a Fixed Penalty Notice is between £150 and £400 as specified by the waste collection authority, and £200 if no amount is specified.</p><p>Local authorities are not under any legal obligation to clear fly-tipped waste from private property, so this responsibility falls to the landowner. Depending on the circumstances, local authorities will often provide advice and guidance on measures that can be taken to prevent further fly-tipping, or may investigate an incident if there is sufficient evidence. Some authorities may also offer a clearance service but they are likely to charge for this. Government officials chair the National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group to promote and disseminate good practice in the prevention, reporting, investigation and clearance of fly-tipped waste.</p>
answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble remove filter
grouped question UIN
HL4136 more like this
HL4137 remove filter
question first answered
less than 2016-12-29T12:19:27.47Zmore like thismore than 2016-12-29T12:19:27.47Z
answering member
4161
label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
tabling member
2147
label Biography information for The Earl of Shrewsbury more like this