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Fly-tipping: East of England

Volume 462: debated on Monday 25 June 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how many incidents of fly-tipping were reported in each local authority in the East of England in each of the last four years for which figures are available; and what the estimated cost was of dealing with such incidents; (144540)

(2) how many (a) prosecutions and (b) successful prosecutions there were for fly-tipping in each local authority in the East of England in each year for which figures are available.

The Flycapture database, which was set up in 2004 by DEFRA, the Environment Agency and the Local Government Association, records the number of fly-tipping incidents dealt with by the Environment Agency and local authorities and details of enforcement action. The following tables show the number of incidents and prosecutions recorded by each local authority in the East of England on Flycapture for 2004-05 and 2005-06.

Data for 2006-07 have not yet been finalised but will be available in the summer.

East of England flycapture data for 2004-05

East of England borough

Total number of incidents

Estimated clearance costs recorded (£)

Number of prosecutions taken to court

Number of successful prosecutions

Babergh district council

343

21,035.00

0

0

Basildon district council

11,639

561,523.00

4

4

Bedford borough council

2,210

125,520.00

3

3

Braintree district council

2,154

115,105.00

0

0

Breckland district council

612

30,550.00

0

0

Brentwood borough council

502

44,447.00

0

0

Broadland district council

497

21,988.00

1

1

Broxbourne borough council

3,483

208,153.00

4

4

Cambridge city council

997

60,977.00

0

0

Castle Point borough council

349

12,658.00

0

0

Chelmsford borough council

1,048

63,635.00

0

0

Colchester borough council

195

9,069.00

1

1

Dacorum borough council

2,208

215,341.10

0

0

East Cambridgeshire district council

667

29,730.00

0

0

East Hertfordshire district council

225

14,936.93

0

0

Epping Forest district council

2,276

79,185.00

6

5

Fenland district council

1,337

84,116.00

0

0

Forest Heath district council

682

42,135.00

0

0

Great Yarmouth borough council

2,951

245,993.50

1

1

Harlow district council

2,234

127,713.00

0

0

Hertsmere borough council

36

1,391.00

0

0

Huntingdonshire district council

852

44,669.00

0

0

Ipswich borough council

341

17,888.00

0

0

Kings Lynn and West Norfolk borough council

1,842

105,501.00

0

0

Luton borough council

2,073

1

3

3

Maldon district council

143

6,594.00

0

0

Mid Beds district council

959

57,728.26

0

0

Mid Suffolk district council

346

16,243.00

0

0

North Hertfordshire district council

564

26,876.00

0

0

North Norfolk district council

198

12,197.00

0

0

Norwich city council

7,312

304,487.00

0

0

Peterborough city council

3,515

230,282.00

0

0

Rochford district council

416

23,328.00

0

0

South Bedfordshire district council

1,041

120,891.00

0

0

South Cambridgeshire district council

669

38,749.00

0

0

South Norfolk district council

737

50,040.00

0

0

Southend-on-Sea borough council

1,736

79,052.00

0

0

St. Albans city council

876

19,912.00

0

0

St. Edmundsbury borough council

629

31,425.00

1

1

Stevenage borough council

5,411

202,945.00

8

8

Suffolk Coastal district council

311

13,146.00

0

0

Tendring district council

578

24,960.00

0

0

Three Rivers district council

368

22,292.00

0

0

Thurrock borough council

1,571

96,054.16

1

1

Uttlesford district council

242

12,743.00

0

0

Watford borough council

672

24,950.00

4

4

Waveney district council

407

52,949.00

0

0

Welwyn Hatfield district council

1,620

133,536.00

0

0

Total

72,074

3,884,638.95

36

35

1 Data not available.

East of England flycapture data for 2005-06

East of England borough

Total number of incidents

Estimated clearance costs recorded (£)

Number of prosecutions taken to court

Number of successful prosecutions

Babergh district council

342

16,827

1

1

Basildon district council

8,586

417,754

1

1

Bedford borough council

2,266

113,219

1

1

Braintree district council

2,184

125,612

0

0

Breckland district council

1,716

67,911

0

0

Brentwood borough council

388

35,103

1

1

Broadland district council

565

29,723

2

2

Broxbourne borough council

2,641

139,969

16

15

Cambridge City Council

1,321

87,757

0

0

Castle Point borough council

544

22,552

0

0

Chelmsford borough council

517

33,139

2

1

Colchester borough council

141

5,206

0

0

Dacorum borough council

270

34,472

0

0

East Cambridgeshire district council

651

28,421

0

0

East Hertfordshire district council

734

35,116

1

1

Epping Forest district council

2,492

89,893

0

0

Fenland district council

1,808

77,314

0

0

Forest Heath district council

486

27,468

0

0

Great Yarmouth borough council

2,543

221,944

2

2

Harlow district council

2,220

131,731

0

0

Hertsmere borough council

259

35,399

0

0

Huntingdonshire district council

588

32265

0

0

Ipswich borough council

376

19,168

6

6

Kings Lynn and West Norfolk borough council

2,035

115,030

0

0

Luton borough council

2,523

134,181

4

4

Maldon district council

576

23,753

0

0

Mid Beds district council

921

73,020

0

0

Mid Suffolk district council

41

2,061

0

0

North Hertfordshire district council

755

34,120

0

0

North Norfolk district council

231

13,477

1

1

Norwich city council

7,086

270,688

1

1

Peterborough city council

7,125

411,121

0

0

Rochford district council

419

21,317

0

0

South Bedfordshire district council

750

82,387

0

0

South Cambridgeshire district council

485

28,542

2

2

South Norfolk district council

920

59,683

0

0

Southend-on-Sea borough council

1,591

75,841

0

0

St. Albans City Council

850

34,100

0

0

St. Edmundsbury borough council

598

30,264

1

1

Stevenage borough council

3,454

146,175

0

0

Suffolk Coastal district council

388

14,084

0

0

Tendring district council

523

22,790

0

0

Three Rivers district council

560

31,712

0

0

Thurrock borough council

1,320

82,922

5

5

Uttlesford district council

240

10,268

0

0

Watford borough council

947

25,984

1

1

Waveney district council

962

61,539

0

0

Welwyn Hatfield district council

2,874

249,887

0

0

Total

71,812

3,882,910

48

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