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<p>Tackling fly-tipping is a priority for the Government. Our manifesto sets out our
plans to give councils the power to issue fixed penalty notices for small-scale fly-tipping,
as well as reviewing the existing fixed penalty notices for littering.</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 working
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><p>Local Authorities already have enforcement
powers to prosecute individuals who transport and dispose of waste illegally. There
are no plans to amend fly-tipping offences to attribute group responsibility or culpability.</p>
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