questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to address variation in the use of fixed penalty notices for a) littering and b) graffiti between local authorities.
answerText: The Government has not assessed the consistency of enforcement action by local authorities (LAs) or whether LAs have sufficient resources for enforcement in relation to littering or graffiti offences. LAs have legal powers to take enforcement action again...
heading: Graffiti and Litter: Fines