(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 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 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 46