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<p>The Government is committed to tackling fly-tipping in rural and urban areas. Local
authorities and the Environment Agency have a full range of enforcement powers to
tackle fly-tipping. We have recently strengthened their powers. We have given local
authorities the power to issue fixed penalty notices for small scale fly-tipping and
enhanced the ability of local authorities’ and the Environment Agency to search, seize
and destroy vehicles of suspected fly-tippers. We have also strengthened the Sentencing
Council’s Guidelines. The maximum penalties for fly-tipping are imprisonment of up
to five years or a potentially unlimited fine.</p>
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