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Environment Agency's use of civil sanctions

Cases for which the Environment Agency has accepted an enforcement undertaking or imposed a civil sanction for environmental offences.

From:
Environment Agency
Published
23 November 2018
Last updated
14 August 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Enforcement undertakings accepted by the Environment Agency: updates for 1 November 2023 to 26 July 2024

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Under The Environmental Civil Sanctions (England) Order 2010 and The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, the Environment Agency is required to publish details of:

  • enforcement undertaking offers they have accepted
  • civil sanctions they have imposed

Updates to this page

Published 23 November 2018
Last updated 14 August 2024 + show all updates

  1. Corrected the entry for Budweiser Budvar UK Limited (reference 918) - the offer was reactive, not proactive.

  2. Corrected 2 errors: Rug Doctor Limited EU (923) – the financial contribution should have been £22,293.04 not £2,026.64. CSG (799) – the offence should have been installation not water discharge activity.

  3. Updated enforcement undertakings accepted by the Environment Agency added the new entries for 1 November 2023 to 26 July 2024 and removed the expired entries. Removed the expired entries from Civil Sanctions imposed by the Environment Agency.

  4. Added the enforcement undertakings for 1 June 2023 to 31 October 2023.

  5. Added the enforcement undertakings and civil sanctions for 1 January 2023 to 31 May 2023.

  6. Added the enforcement undertakings for 1 October to 31 December 2022. Removed the civil sanctions for 10 September 2021 to 30 September 2022.

  7. Added 'Enforcement undertakings accepted by the Environment Agency 1 June 2022 to 30 September 2022' and 'Variable Monetary Penalties accepted by the Environment Agency 10 September 2021 to 30 September 2022'.

  8. Added 'Enforcement undertakings accepted by the Environment Agency: 1 January 2022 to 31 May 2022'.

  9. Added 'Enforcement undertakings accepted by the Environment Agency: 10 September 2021 to 31 December 2021'.

  10. Added 'Enforcement undertakings accepted by the Environment Agency: 1 April 2021 to 9 September 2021' and 'Civil sanctions imposed by the Environment Agency: 1 April 2021 to 9 September 2021'.

  11. Amended the text under Anglian Water Services Limited (reference 709) from 'It relates to sewage pollution incidents on Billing Brook' to 'It relates to suspended solids pollution incidents on Billing Brook'.

  12. Added enforcement undertakings accepted by the Environment Agency: 1 October 2020 to 31 March 2021.

  13. Amended reference 650 - Healthy Kids Limited - who will register as a packaging producer with the Environment Agency not EcoVeritas compliance scheme.

  14. We have published details of the Enforcement undertakings we have accepted from 1 June to 30 September 2020.

  15. We have published details of the Enforcement Undertakings accepted by the Environment Agency between 1 December 2019 and 31 May 2020.

  16. Updated the offer by Wessex Water Services Limited (Brean Merry Bee Sewage Pumping Station) - reference 494 - they donated £50,000 to Somerset Catchment Partnership.

  17. Added new list from 23 May 2019 to 30 November 2019.

  18. We have published a redacted list. We have removed the names of individuals to meet data protection requirements.

  19. We've updated the list of Enforcement Undertakings accepted by the Environment Agency.

  20. First published.

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