§ Mr. SalterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have been made for littering since the Environmental Protection Act 1990 came into force. [176041]
§ Paul GogginsInformation is given in the table.
Statistics for 2003 will be published in the autumn.
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Number of defendants prosecuted at the magistrates' courts for litter offences under the Environmental Protection Act 1990,
England and Wales 1992—20021
Environmental s87
Environmental s91 and 92
Environmental s94
Depositing litter2 Failing to comply with a litter
abatement order or
notice
Failing to comply with a street litter
control notice
19923 828 7 0 1993 1,170 4 0 1994 1,164 7 1 1995 1,101 5 2 1996 626 8 1 1997 505 4 1 1998 494 2 2 1999 501 0 5 20004 466 2 0 2001 457 7 0 2002 332 2 1 1These data are on the principal offence basis. 2Litter wardens appointed by local authorities can issue Fixed Penalty Notices, currently 50, for depositing litter. 3Data collection commenced in 1992. 4Staffordshire Police Force were only able to supply a sample of data for magistrates courts proceedings covering one full week in each quarter for 2000. Estimates based on this sample are included in the figures.