Advice and guidance or warning letters are the most common responses for most types of waste crime, and we pushed the witnesses on whether they were using the right balance of enforcement actions.77 The Agency described how it takes a proportionate, risk-based and outcome-focused approach, and that providing advice and guidance is the default response. We were told most people respond well to advice and guidance, but if that does not work, the Agency has an escalating series of civil sanction...

Advice and guidance or warning letters are the most common responses for most types of waste crime, and we pushed the witnesses on whether they were using the right balance of enforcement actions.77 The Agency described how it takes a proportionate, risk-based and outcome-focused approach, and that providing advice and guidance is the default response. We were told most people respond well to advice and guidance, but if that does not work, the Agency has an escalating series of civil sanctions.78 However, SUEZ argued that greater focus should be placed on tackling waste crime at all levels, telling us that small-scale activities may lead to m Type: conclusion | Number: 22 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 4. PAC conclusion: The current sanctions are not effective in deterring people from committing waste crime. 4. PAC recommendation: Defra, the Agency and HMRC should work with relevant bodies within the criminal justice system to develop a plan for making enforcem