§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the prosecutions of local authorities which have been successfully undertaken under the litter code.
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§ Mr. MacleanInformation on the number of litter abatement orders obtained is not held centrally. However, the Tidy Britain Group undertakes regular surveys of local authorities to monitor the implementation of part IV of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The latest survey was carried out in March this year. Nine out of 419 authorities surveyed reported that they had been served with a litter abatement order. Forty-six authorities reported that they had been notified of an intention to bring a prosecution under part IV. In most cases litter abatement orders would not be necessary because the litter would have been cleared away before the case came to court.