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2020-01-16 | |
发布年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
领域 | 资源环境 |
正文(英文) | Press release Clock is ticking for waste criminals as new taskforce launchedA new unit will bring together law enforcement agencies and UK environmental regulators to target waste criminals. ![]() Serious and organised waste crime is estimated to cost the UK economy at least £600 million a year A new taskforce dedicated to tackling serious and organised waste crime, such as dumping hazardous materials on private land and falsely labelling waste so it can be exported abroad to unsuspecting countries, has been launched today (16 January 2020). The Joint Unit for Waste Crime (JUWC) will for the first time bring together law enforcement agencies, environmental regulators, HMRC and the National Crime Agency in the war against waste crime. Serious and organised waste crime is estimated to cost the UK economy at least £600 million a year and a 2018 Home Office review found that perpetrators are often involved in other serious criminal activity, including large scale fraud and in some cases modern slavery. To tackle the growing trend in criminal waste networks, the new unit will conduct site inspections, make arrests and prosecutions and, upon conviction, push for heavy fines and custodial sentences. By working together in this way, Joint Unit partners can more easily share their intelligence and resources to take swifter action when investigating criminal waste operations and other connected illegal activities, such as money laundering and human trafficking. The new unit bolsters the Environment Agency’s (EA) existing efforts to tackle waste crime. Last year, the Agency’s dedicated team stopped illegal waste activity at 912 sites - 12 per cent more than the previous year. As a result of prosecutions taken by the EA, businesses and individuals were fined almost £2.8 million for environmental offences in 2018. Toby Willison, Chair of the JUWC Board, said:
The Joint Unit for Waste Crime is one of a number of initiatives in the government’s landmark Resources and Waste Strategy, which is focused on tackling waste crime and driving up levels of performance in the industry. Welcoming the new unit, Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers said:
Since 2015, six legislative changes have been made to enable the EA to take tougher action against waste criminals. This includes the Agency having the power to restrict access to problem waste sites by locking gates and barring access. Environment Agency waste crime budgets have also risen by £60 million for 2014-22. Further quotes from JUWC partnersSteve Bennett, Deputy Director of Tasking and Coordination at the National Crime Agency(NCA), said:
Simon Walker, from HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service, said:
Martin Cox, Head of Service for Regulation at Natural Resources Wales, said:
Jennifer Shearer, Head of Enforcement at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), said:
Steve Thomas, Detective Superintendent at North Yorkshire Police, said:
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Published 16 January 2020
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来源平台 | gov.uk - environment agency |
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/220884 |
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