asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many individuals and businesses have been prosecuted for fly-tipping, dropping litter and similar offences in the last five years; how many have been found guilty; and what levels of fines or other sentences have been imposed.[HL896]
Tables showing the information requested are provided below.
Offence description Principal statute Year Total proceeded against Found guilty Total for sentence Contravening conditions of a waste management licence Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 33 (6) 2001 147 109 109 2002 172 121 119 2003 (2) 147 101 102 2004 256 185 185 2005 315 233 232 Depositing, causing the deposition or permitting the deposition, treating, keeping or disposing of controlled (but not special) in or on land without a licence Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 33 (8) 2001 127 107 106 2002 178 148 150 2003 (2) 178 139 139 2004 184 137 136 2005 254 209 208 Depositing, causing the deposition or permitting the deposition of controlled special waste in or on land without a licence Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 33 (9) 2001 22 17 18 2002 21 20 20 2003 (2) 25 27 27 2004 37 27 27 2005 69 56 56 Handling, controlling or transferring controlled waste without taking reasonable measures. Failing to comply with the Secretary of State’s requirements. Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 34 2001 129 96 96 2002 149 107 107 2003 (2) 157 111 111 2004 235 159 159 2005 310 186 186 Depositing litter Environmental Protection Act 1990 S.87 2001 363 271 271 2002 280 215 215 2003 441 325 325 2004 812 586 586 2005 1,368 971 971
Principal statute Year Absolute discharge Conditional discharge Fine Average fine (£'s) Community sentences Fully suspended sentence Immediate custody Otherwise dealt with Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 33 (6) 2001 2 12 92 883 2 - - 1 2002 4 25 79 1,024 9 - - 2 2003 - 13 84 1,026 2 1 1 1 2004 - 27 145 722 10 - 2 1 2005 1 26 182 968 17 - 1 5 Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 33 (8) 2001 1 12 83 914 6 - 4 - 2002 - 22 113 620 11 - 3 1 2003 1 23 107 820 3 1 4 - 2004 2 22 96 1,086 12 - - 4 2005 1 29 168 1,481 7 - 1 2 Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 33 (9) 2001 - 2 11 905 3 - 2 - 2002 1 6 13 1,477 - - - - 2003 - 2 22 3,425 2 - 1 - 2004 - 2 24 847 1 - - - 2005 - 9 44 944 2 1 - - Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 34 2001 - 19 77 238 - - - - 2002 2 27 78 327 - - - - 2003 - 16 94 354 - - - 1 2004 1 31 124 359 1 - - 2 2005 6 30 148 402 - - - 2 Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 87 2001 8 20 241 86 1 - - 1 2002 14 13 184 69 1 - - 3 2003 13 21 286 114 2 - - 3 2004 10 23 545 101 3 - - 5 2005 18 23 926 102 1 - - 3
(1) These data are provided on a principal offence basis.
(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by police forces and courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.
Source: Criminal Justice Systems Analysis, RDS - OCJR.
IOS: 002-07
Offence description Principal statute Year Total proceeded against Found guilty Total for sentence Contravening conditions of a waste management licence Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 33 (6) 2001 194 138 138 2002 240 170 168 2003 202 138 139 2004 311 215 215 2005 414 283 281 Depositing, causing the deposition or permitting the deposition, treating, keeping or disposing of controlled (but not special) in or on land without a licence Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 33 (8) 2001 146 124 123 2002 216 177 179 2003 200 158 158 2004 222 164 163 2005 296 245 244 Depositing, causing the deposition or permitting the deposition of controlled special waste in or on land without a licence Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 33 (9) 2001 30 24 25 2002 30 26 27 2003 33 34 34 2004 56 39 39 2005 86 67 67 Handling, controlling or transferring controlled waste without taking reasonable measures. Failing to comply with the Secretary of State’s requirements. Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 34 2001 171 123 123 2002 196 147 148 2003 224 151 151 2004 319 207 208 2005 412 262 262 Depositing litter Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 87 2001 403 299 299 2002 295 227 227 2003 454 332 332 2004 826 592 592 2005 1,405 985 985
Principal statute Year Absolute discharge Conditional discharge Fine Average fine (£'s) Community sentences Fully suspended sentence Immediate custody Otherwise dealt with Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 33 (6) 2001 2 12 121 3,581 2 - - 1 2002 4 27 125 4,121 9 - - 3 2003 - 14 120 4,124 2 1 1 1 2004 - 28 174 4,548 10 - 2 1 2005 2 27 229 2,741 17 - 1 5 Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 33 (8) 2001 1 13 99 3,278 6 - 4 - 2002 - 22 141 4,017 11 - 3 2 2003 1 24 125 3,503 3 1 4 - 2004 2 23 122 3,283 12 - - 4 2005 1 29 204 4,726 7 - 1 2 Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 33 (9) 2001 - 3 16 2,860 3 - 2 1 2002 1 6 20 7,357 - - - - 2003 - 2 29 9,050 2 - 1 - 2004 - 2 36 4,902 1 - - - 2005 - 9 55 6,634 2 1 - - Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 34 2001 - 20 103 1,555 - - - - 2002 2 28 118 1,395 - - - - 2003 - 20 130 849 - - - 1 2004 2 35 168 2,393 1 - - 2 2005 8 35 217 791 - - - 2 Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 87 2001 8 21 267 217 1 - - 2 2002 14 14 195 241 1 - - 3 2003 14 21 292 304 2 - - 3 2004 10 23 551 242 3 - - 5 2005 18 23 940 521 1 - - 3
(1) Includes companies etc.
(2) These data are provided on a principal offence basis.
(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by police forces and courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.
Source: Criminal Justice Systems Analysis, RDS - OCJR.
IOS: 002-07
Background Note
1. The information in the tables is taken from the Court Proceedings Database held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform and gives the number of persons and companies proceeded against at magistrates courts, found guilty at all courts and sentence breakdowns, including average fine amounts, for selected offences related to fly-tipping and littering in England from 2001 to 2005.
2. The statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.
3. These data are a further breakdown of that published in the Criminal Statistics, Supplementary Volumes for England and Wales for the years 2001-2005.