Written question asked by James Cleverly (Conservative) on Wednesday, 5 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 November 2025. It was answered by Mary Creagh (Labour) on Thursday, 13 November 2025 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Sewers: Waste Disposal
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2025 to Question 61182 on Litter: Codes of Practice, whether guidance has been given to local authorities on issuing fines under the Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 for pouring liquids down a municipal drain.
- Answer
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Guidance to councils on the use of their fixed penalty powers for littering and related offences is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-practice-on-litter-and-refuse.
The Government recently published a Pride in Place Strategy in which we committed to putting this guidance on a statutory footing and bringing forward equivalent enforcement guidance for fly-tipping. Fly-tipping is an offence under section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
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- Reference
- 88272
- Session
- 2024-26
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- Subjects
- Fines Drinks Waste disposal Sewers
- Legislation
- Environmental Protection Act 1990
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