Submitted on Friday 5th June 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 28th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Increase the £75 fine for littering to £1,000 and to make it a criminal offence.
The maximum fixed penalty notice, is £75. Few are issued, less than half are paid and it is too easy to give a false name and address. In light of the massive amounts of litter left, stiffer penalties and better funding for wardens is needed to help facilitate appropriate legislation.
The Government has chronically underfunded our national parks, councils and charities which manage Britains towns, countryside and AONB. They simply do not have sufficient environmental wardens to adequately manage. Too many volunteers are carrying out unnecessary work in litter picking (beach, town and country) when this is an issue which can be reduced significantly with appropriate legislation. Wardens have little authority they can implement to deter litterers. Its about time this was reviewed and debated in parliament.
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