Waste crime ‘being decriminalised’ say MPs

Source: https://www.mrw.co.uk/news/waste-crime-being-decriminalised-say-mps-19-10-2022/

Author: Mark Smulian

A parliamentary committee has condemned the Government's efforts to tackle rising waste crime, describing them as slow, aimless and ineffective. Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chair, Labour’s Dame Meg Hillier, said: “Currently [Defra’s] approach to large parts of waste crime is closer to decriminalisation."