It is widely believed across the waste sector that there has been a steady rise in the involvement of organised crime groups over recent years.69 We heard from the Agency and HMRC of the challenges involved in taking such criminals to court, and how they can afford good legal teams.70 Criminal prosecutions require higher evidential standards than 61 Qq 23, 24 62 Q 48; GWC0004 (NFU England and Wales) 63 Q 47; GWC0007 (Suez Recycling and Recovery UK) 64 GWC0003 (Environmental Services Associati...

It is widely believed across the waste sector that there has been a steady rise in the involvement of organised crime groups over recent years.69 We heard from the Agency and HMRC of the challenges involved in taking such criminals to court, and how they can afford good legal teams.70 Criminal prosecutions require higher evidential standards than 61 Qq 23, 24 62 Q 48; GWC0004 (NFU England and Wales) 63 Q 47; GWC0007 (Suez Recycling and Recovery UK) 64 GWC0003 (Environmental Services Association) 65 Qq 49–50 66 Qq 65, 69–72 67 Qq 65, 68 68 Qq 69, 73 69 C&AG’s Report, para 14 70 Qq 46, 60, 65 16 Government actions to combat waste crime civil ca Type: conclusion | Number: 20 | 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