Reducing crime at sites handling waste, and introducing fixed penalties for waste duty of care

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Title: Reducing crime at sites handling waste, and introducing fixed penalties for waste duty of care
Summary: The government consulted on measures to reduce waste crime and poor performance at waste sites, and introducing a fixed penalty to discourage household waste from being fly-tipped. The consultation sought views on enforcing more appropriate competence standards for permitted waste site operators, making changes to waste exemptions to prevent illegal activity, and introducing a fixed penalty for householders failing to pass their waste to authorized carriers.

Key Points:

275 responses were received to the consultation
The government response sets out next steps and covers both the consultation on reducing crime and the consultation on a revised waste duty of care code of practice and guidance for local authorities
A supplementary government response and annex set out reforms to the waste exemptions regime in England and Wales

Outcome:* The government has published its response to the consultation, and the outcome is available in the form of a summary and a full government response document.