United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 18822
Environment Agency: Prosecutions
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15 June 2022
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28 June 2022 · Answer
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28 June 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the number of prosecutions undertaken by the Environment Agency has declined every year since 2007.
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15 June 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the number of prosecutions undertaken by the Environment Agency has declined every year since 2007.
Source: Commons
28 June 2022
Answer
Taking cases forward to prosecution is only one part of the Environment Agency's (EA) overall enforcement activity. Other interventions such as Notices requiring action and civil sanctions are quicker and can be effective in securing good outcomes for the...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-06-15/18822
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1470698
- uk · wq-1470698 · source updated 28 June 2022