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<p>The PM’s Anti-social Behaviour Action Plan sets out how we will help councils take
tougher action against those who fly-tip. This includes significantly raising the
upper limit on the penalties councils can issue to £1,000 for fly-tipping and £600
for householders who give their waste to an unauthorised carrier, which we did in
July. We have also increased transparency on the use of these penalties by publishing
league tables and consulted stakeholders on ringfencing the money raised from these
penalties for enforcement and clean up activity.</p><p> </p><p>This builds on the
£1.2m Defra has provided in grant funding to help more than 30 councils implement
projects cracking down on fly-tipping. A selection of case studies from round one
are available online so that others can learn about those interventions which were
most successful. These can be found at <a href="https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/fly-tipping-intervention-grant-scheme"
target="_blank">https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/fly-tipping-intervention-grant-scheme</a>.
We have recently launched another grant opportunity that could see a further £1m handed
out in grants to help more councils tackle the issue.</p><p> </p><p>With the National
Fly-Tipping Prevention Group, we are developing a toolkit to help councils and others
tackle fly-tipping. So far, the group has published a guide on how to present robust
cases to court and a new framework which sets out how to set up and run effective
local partnerships. The toolkit, and other resources, are available online at <a href="https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/fly-tipping-intervention-grant-scheme"
target="_blank">https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/fly-tipping-intervention-grant-scheme</a>.</p>
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