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2021-10-27 | |
发布年 | 2021 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
领域 | 资源环境 |
正文(英文) | Environment Agency Enforcement Undertaking benefits coalfield charity by £30,000Land Trust charity benefits by £30,000 to improve environment.
The Environment Agency has accepted an Enforcement Undertaking (EU) from a company who spread excessive amounts of sewage sludge on land near Doncaster contrary to the Environmental Permitting (England & Wales) Regulations 2016. The Environment Agency also issued variable monetary penalties (VMPs) totalling over £10,000 to 2 other companies for breaches of the Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulation 2015. The EU has been agreed after Sanderson Environmental Ltd were found to have breached conditions of their environmental permits for 2 fields at Highwood Farm, near Rossington, Doncaster. This follows an investigation which began in 2017. The company, who operated on the land, have paid costs of £8,137.36 and have made a donation of £30,000 to the Land Trust, a registered charity which works to improve former coalfield sites across Yorkshire. When officers from the Environment Agency inspected the farm to check compliance with environmental permits they found that excessive amounts of sludge had been imported. They also found that spreading had occurred to land on a large scale without notification to the Environment Agency. Enquiries revealed that the sewage sludge had not been treated prior to spreading. When challenged by Environment Agency officers the company eventually stopped operating and all remaining stockpiled sewage sludge was removed. A crop of contaminated peas planted in error by the landowners was destroyed. Two companies who own the fields in question were issued with VMPs for breaches of the Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulation 2015. Sutcliffe Farmers Limited paid £7,521.54 and Senviro Limited paid £2,507.73, with each also paying costs of £8,137.63. A VMP is a proportionate monetary penalty for the more serious cases of non-compliance. A spokesperson for the Environment Agency said:
Euan Hall, the chief executive for The Land Trust, said:
Notes to editorWhat is an enforcement undertaking (EU)?An EU is available to the Environment Agency as an alternative sanction to prosecution or monetary penalty for dealing with certain environmental offences. It is a legally-binding voluntary agreement proposed by a business (or an individual) when the EA has reasonable grounds to suspect that an environmental offence has occurred. EUs for environmental offences were introduced under the Environmental Civil Sanctions (England) Order 2010 and the Environmental Civil Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2010. Why use enforcement undertakings?
How can businesses benefit from enforcement undertakings instead of prosecution?Accepting an EU is always at the discretion of the EA. But if accepted replaces the need for an alternative sanction, such as prosecution or monetary penalty. The EA has produced guidance and standard forms to help those wishing to make offers. However, we expect responsible businesses to co-operate and seek our advice at an early stage, as we are more likely to accept EUs which have been offered early or proactively. When offering an EU, businesses must accept responsibility for the offending. They must also include actions which will stop offending, ensure future compliance and protect any harm/damage. They must also make a financial contribution towards a suitable environmental project. What is a variable monetary penalty (VMP)?A VMP is a proportionate monetary penalty for the more serious cases of non-compliance. How much is a VMP?The maximum amount for any VMP is £250,000 for each offence. The exact amount is calculated using the methodology in Annex 1 of our Enforcement and Sanctions Policy. When can VMPs be used?A VMP can be used in the following situations:
What happens to the money once the VMP has been paid?The money is transferred to Her Majesty’s Treasury – the Environment Agency does not keep the money to fund its own activities or have a say in how the money is used. The Environment Agency is however, able to recover its costs, using an Enforcement Cost Recovery Notice.
Published 27 October 2021
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/340813 |
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