'Polluters must pay' says Environment Secretary, as unlimited penalties unveiled
New laws will scrap the cap on civil penalties and significantly broaden their scope to target a much wider range of environmental offences
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New laws will scrap the cap on civil penalties and significantly broaden their scope to target a much wider range of environmental offences
Defra confirms new legislation will lift the limit on civil monetary penalties that can be handed out by environmental agencies
Environmental polluters face the prospect of unlimited fines penalties, the government has confirmed today.
The government has confirmed that it is scrapping the cap on civil penalties for environmental offences.
Environmental regulators will be able to charge polluters unlimited penalties for causing damage, the UK government has confirmed. The current limit of GBP250,000 is to be scrapped following a...