DEFRA and DCLG issue guidance for councils on fly-tipping
Two Government departments have issued guidance for local authorities on fly-tipping and the penalties they can charge.
The guidance from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for Communities and Local Government covers:
- Councils’ responsibilities: assessing the incident; fly-tipping on land; fly-tipping in water;
- Investigations, penalties and prosecution: preliminary investigations; full investigation; penalties and notices; prosecutions;
- Claiming costs;
- Preventing fly-tipping.
The guidance can be found here.
