Fly-tipping and littering are costly, environmentally-damaging issues that require targeted action and a partnership approach to overcome the risks to human health, animal welfare and protect communities and homes. In 2014/15, the estimated cost of clearance of fly-tipping to local authorities was nearly £50 million in England and £2 million in Wales. Local authorities dealt with a total of 900,000 incidents of fly-tipping in 2014/15, an increase of 5.6 per cent since 2013/14. To address this issue, on May 9th 2016, the government introduced new powers for local authorities to issue fixed penalty notices up to £400 for small-scale fly-tipping offences.
In December 2015, the Government authored a response to the Communities and Local Government Committee’s Litter and Fly-Tipping in England, Seventh Report, published in March 2015. The response included the introduction of a National Litter Strategy, “which clarifies the contributions that different sectors can make to tackling litter, and to set the context for ongoing anti-litter activity.”
This timely symposium provides an invaluable opportunity for national and local authorities, the environmental sector, the police, private landowners, schools, businesses, third sector groups and other stakeholders to examine the latest developments and assess existing approaches in reducing fly-tipping and littering within our localities.
Delegates will also:
- Debate the Government’s response to the Communities and Local Government Committee’s report on Litter and Flying-Tipping in England, specifically evaluate the impact of the National Litter Strategy
- Gain insights into ways to raise awareness and involve the local community in responding to and reducing fly-tipping and littering
- Examine the role of local authorities, the Environment Agency, the Highway Agency and other stakeholders in reducing and preventing fly-tipping and littering
- Discuss the effectiveness of Fixed Penalty Notices and the ways they can contribute to reducing fly-tipping and littering
- Explore ways to strengthen cross-sector partnership working and discuss the significance of constructing well-developed strategies across the UK through multi-agency collaboration
- Develop strategies to overcome current issues in the face of budget cuts and discuss how to more effectively combat flying-tipping and littering in the future
- Hear from colleagues on the main issues, learn what more can be done and what the next steps should be to successfully combat fly-tipping and littering
- Share ideas and best practice on facing the challenges posed by fly-tipping and littering
I am pleased to advise you that we offer a 20% early registration discount off the standard delegate rates for all bookings received by 2nd September 2016. For further details about the symposium, please refer to the enclosed event brochure. Do feel free to circulate this information to relevant colleagues within your organisation.
In the meantime, to ensure your organisation is represented, please book online at your earliest convenience in order to secure your delegate place(s).
