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Waste Crime

Inquiry

This short inquiry will consider waste crime, with a focus on serious and organised waste crime such as illegal waste sites and illegal dumping that pose a serious environmental risk. The inquiry will seek to understand the avenues for and prevalent forms of waste crime and their impacts. It will also aim to assess the efficacy of current regulatory, monitoring and enforcement regimes and consider the Government's plans to address the problem.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Wednesday 25 March 2026
10:00am Public
11:30am Private
Waste Crime - Oral evidence 25 March 2026
10:00am
  • Malcolm Lythgo (Director for Environmental Markets and Enforcement at Environment Agency)
  • Philip Duffy (Chief Executive at Environment Agency)
Room 4, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 18 March 2026
10:00am Public
11:30am Private
Waste Crime - Oral evidence 18 March 2026
10:00am
  • Rt Hon Emma Reynolds MP (Secretary of State at Defra)
  • Sally Randall (Director General for Environment at Defra)
  • James Cruddas (Deputy Director for Waste and Recycling at Defra)
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 17 September 2025
10:00am Public
11:50am Private
Waste Crime - Oral evidence 17 September 2025
10:00am
  • Phil Davies (Manager of the Joint Unit for Waste Crime at Environment Agency)
  • Steve Molyneux (Deputy Director for Waste & Resources Regulation at Environment Agency)
  • Richard Las CBE (Chief Investigation Officer and Fraud Investigation Service Director at HMRC)
11:00am
  • Mary Creagh MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Nature) at Defra)
  • Emma Bourne (Director for Circular Economy at Defra)
Room 4, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 10 September 2025
10:00am Public
11:45am Private
Waste Crime - Oral evidence 10 September 2025
10:00am
  • Dr Anna Willetts (Co-Convener at UK Environmental Law Association Waste Working Party)
  • Mr Matthew Scott (Commissioner at Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent)
  • David Sidwick (Commissioner at Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset)
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

  • Email: hlenviroclimate@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 6076 (committee staff) | 0207 219 8550 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Environment and Climate Change Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW