The Environment Agency has launched a consultation on changes to variable financial penalties that can be imposed for certain environmental offences. The consultation is seeking views on when penalties are used, how they are calculated and the appeals process. This follows the government announcing that it will lift the current limit of £250,000 that the Environment Agency can impose directly on operators, as well as expanding variable monetary penalties to cover more offences under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016. Further information and access to the consultation here.
Consultation closes 8 October 2023.