Roads: Litter
(asked on 3rd July 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they take when a local authority does not perform roadside litter collection responsibly; and whether any action has been taken against a local authority since January 2018.
This question was answered on 17th July 2019
It is for local authorities to fulfil their duties to clear roadside litter.
Section 91 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 allows for proceedings in the magistrates’ court to be brought against the body responsible for clearing litter.