The Defra consultation on proposals to tackle crime and poor performance in the waste sector & introduce a new fixed penalty for the waste duty of care closes on 26th March, and we submitted our response yesterday, 21st March. The consultation is split into 3 parts; part A and B focusses on the standard operator competence and reforming the waste exemptions regime. Part C, covers the introduction of Fixed Penalty Notice for household Duty of Care offences.
Parts A and B have less direct impact on local authorities so the LARAC Policy Team focused the response on Part C. Overall LARAC supported the concept of introducing a Fixed Penalty Notice for householders, although emphasised this needs to be supported with improved guidance to raise awareness for residents. The response also made it clear that application of FPNs to the householder should not take the focus away from identifying the flytipper.
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