Council Calls for Tougher Fly-Tipping Sentences

    Blackburn with Darwen Council is calling for tougher penalties for fly-tipping after court fines were found to be lower than the council’s own enforcement penalties.

    Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is calling for tougher sentencing for fly-tipping offences.

    The authority says some offenders are receiving lower fines through the courts than they would face through the council’s own fixed penalty notices.

    Leaders say this undermines enforcement efforts and risks encouraging illegal waste dumping.

    The council is now backing calls for stronger national penalties to better deter offenders and protect communities.

    Officials say fly-tipping blights neighbourhoods, harms the environment and costs taxpayers significant amounts to clear up each year.

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