HC Deb 27 November 1996 vol 286 cc229-30W
Mr. Callaghan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were fined under the Litter Act 1983 in 1995; and what proportion of these received the maximum fine. [5890]

Mr. Maclean

Under section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 which replaced section 1(3) of the Litter Act 1983 there were 677 offenders fined in 1995 for the offence of depositing litter. No offender received a fine of £2,500, the maximum for this level 4 offence. Five offenders each received the largest fine awarded in 1995 of £1,000.