questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to review the level of fines that local authorities can levy on utility companies for (a) breaches of permit conditions and (b) defective roadworks.
answerText: Following a public consultation in 2024, the Government confirmed its intention to double the level of fixed penalty notices for certain street works offences including breaching permit conditions.The necessary secondary legislation to enact these changes...
heading: Road Works: Utilities