The Environment Agency launches eight-week consultation on changes to variable monetary penalties. Changes will scrap the £250,000 cap on civil penalties and significantly broaden their scope to target a wider range of environmental offences. New enforcement powers will allow the Environment Agency to apply penalties that are quicker and easier to enforce. The Environment Agency has today (14 August) launched a consultation on changes to variable monetary penalties - financial penalties that can be imposed for certain environmental offences.

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