§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he plans to increase the penalties for people who(a) fly tip and (b) throw refuse from vehicles. [56145]
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§ Mr. MeacherThe penalties available for those convicted of fly tipping are severe. For non-special waste the maximum penalty for conviction in Crown court is an unlimited fine and/or up to two years imprisonment. For special waste, the maximum prison sentence is increased to five years. There are no plans to raise these penalties further.
Anyone caught littering, including littering from a vehicle, may be issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice. Fixed Penalty Notices for litter and dog fouling offences were increased from £25 to £50 on 1 April 2002.