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<p>The 2014/15 fly-tipping statistics showed that there were 900,000 reported fly-tipping
incidents in England.</p><p>Tackling fly-tipping is a priority for the Government.
As set out in our manifesto we will be giving councils the power to tackle small scale
fly-tipping through penalty notices as an alternative to prosecutions in spring 2016.</p><p>These
steps will build on other action we have taken, including working with the Sentencing
Council to strengthen its Guideline for sentencing for environmental offences, which
came into force on 1 July last year; making it easier for vehicles suspected of being
involved in waste crime to be stopped, searched and seized; and continuing to work
in partnership with others through the Defra-chaired National Fly-Tipping Prevention
Group, to promote and disseminate good practice in the prevention, reporting, investigation
and clearance of fly-tipped waste.</p>
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