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Bigger Fines Possible for Littering and Fly-Tipping - 14 July 2023

Last updated: 25 September 2023 at 16:48:18 UTC by JAMS Assistant

Bigger Fines Possible for Littering and Fly-Tipping

The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that on-the-spot fines for litter, graffiti and fly-tipping are set to rise.  The upper limits for various fixed penalty notices (FPNs) will be increased as follows:

  • Fly-tipping increased from £400 to £1,000

  • Litter or graffiti increased from £150 to £500

  • Breach of household waste duty of care increased from £400 to £600

The unitary councils will have the freedom to set the rates that offenders should pay, within the limits above. These changes will come into force on 31 July 2023.