Local authorities have a wide range of enforcement powers to tackle fly-tipping and we have recently strengthened these. In 2016 we gave local authorities the power to issue fixed penalty notices for small scale fly-tipping and enhanced local authorities\u2019 ability to search and seize the vehicles of suspected fly-tippers. In January this year, we introduced further financial penalties to crack down on fly-tipping giving local authorities the power to issue penalties of up to £400 to householders who fail to pass their waste to a licensed carrier and whose waste is then found fly-tipped. We will also support local authorities in increasing householders\u2019 awareness of their duty of care to ensure their waste is disposed of appropriately.<\/p>
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In our Resources and Waste Strategy for England, we have The numbers of dogs that were imported in total and from each country of origin using the Balai Directive in 2018 were as follows:<\/p> <\/p> The total number of dogs imported in 2018 was 37,144<\/ins> <\/p> The breakdown of this figure by country is as follows:<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Country Of Origin<\/p><\/td> Dogs<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Austria<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/ins> Belgium<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/ins> Bulgaria<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 216<\/ins> Croatia<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 265<\/ins> Cyprus<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3566<\/ins> Czech Republic<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 63<\/ins> Denmark<\/ins><\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1 <\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Estonia<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Finland<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3<\/ins> France<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 72<\/ins> Germany<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 13<\/ins> Greece<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 107<\/ins> Hungary<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1585<\/ins> Ireland (Rep. of)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 7828<\/ins> Italy<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 26<\/ins> Latvia<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/ins> Lithuania<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 6<\/ins> Malta<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4<\/ins> Netherlands<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 111<\/ins> Poland<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 881<\/ins> Portugal<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 173<\/ins> Romania<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 17189<\/ins> Slovakia<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 23<\/ins> Slovenia<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3<\/ins> Spain<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4995<\/ins> Sweden<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 9<\/ins> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 37,144<\/ins> <\/p> <\/p> The data for commercial imports covers the number of animals imported into the UK, and was extracted from TRACES through the Qlikview facility by searching for imports of dogs and their commodity codes in 2018 to the UK by country of origin. These figures cover all commercially imported dogs, including commercial puppies, rescue dogs, research dogs and unaccompanied pets.<\/p> <\/p> The information that the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has provided is a true reflection of the information that is held. APHA cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data, as the information has been entered into TRACES by a third party.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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included<\/del> committed to develop a<\/ins> fly-tipping toolkit which will cover how local authorities can set up and run an effective fly-tipping partnership and how to present robust cases to court to ensure tougher penalties. The Strategy also sets out how we will work with the court system to further strengthen the sentences of fly-tippers to ensure they act as a suitable deterrent.<\/p>"}
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