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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 25 July 2017 to Questions 5342, 5394, 5395 and 5396, what the reasons are for the time taken by the Environment Agency to deal with the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 25 July 2017 to Questions 5342, 5394, 5395 and 5396, what the reasons are for the time taken by the Environment Agency to deal with the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste at...
The Environment Agency revoked the operator’s permit in April 2016 and served notice against the operator to clear the site by 16 September 2016. When the operator failed to clear the site the Environment Agency started a formal investigation to take firm enforcement action against the operator.
Investigations at this level can take some time to complete as the Environment Agency wants to build the best and strongest case against an offender, particularly if an investigation is complex as for the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste at Shaw Road in Dudley. During the investigation the Environment Agency has also been working hard to get the landowner to take responsibility for clearing the waste. By 5 September 2017, 290 tonnes of waste have been removed with the Environment Agency making sure that all waste leaving the site is disposed of legitimately.
The case is currently being reviewed by the Environment Agency legal team and once this review has been completed the Environment Agency will be taking the next step towards appropriate enforcement action against the operator.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 25 July 2017 to Questions 5342, 5394, 5395 and 5396, what the reasons are for the time taken by the Environment Agency to deal with the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 25 July 2017 to Questions 5342, 5394, 5395 and 5396, what the reasons are for the time taken by the Environment Agency to deal with the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste at...
The Environment Agency revoked the operator’s permit in April 2016 and served notice against the operator to clear the site by 16 September 2016. When the operator failed to clear the site the Environment Agency started a formal investigation to take firm enforcement action against the operator.
Investigations at this level can take some time to complete as the Environment Agency wants to build the best and strongest case against an offender, particularly if an investigation is complex as for the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste at Shaw Road in Dudley. During the investigation the Environment Agency has also been working hard to get the landowner to take responsibility for clearing the waste. By 5 September 2017, 290 tonnes of waste have been removed with the Environment Agency making sure that all waste leaving the site is disposed of legitimately.
The case is currently being reviewed by the Environment Agency legal team and once this review has been completed the Environment Agency will be taking the next step towards appropriate enforcement action against the operator.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 25 July 2017 to Questions 5342, 5394, 5395 and 5396, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Environment Agency in dealing with the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 25 July 2017 to Questions 5342, 5394, 5395 and 5396, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Environment Agency in dealing with the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste...
The Environment Agency revoked the operator’s permit in April 2016 and served notice against the operator to clear the site by 16 September 2016. When the operator failed to clear the site the Environment Agency started a formal investigation to take firm enforcement action against the operator.
Investigations at this level can take some time to complete as the Environment Agency wants to build the best and strongest case against an offender, particularly if an investigation is complex as for the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste at Shaw Road in Dudley. During the investigation the Environment Agency has also been working hard to get the landowner to take responsibility for clearing the waste. By 5 September 2017, 290 tonnes of waste have been removed with the Environment Agency making sure that all waste leaving the site is disposed of legitimately.
The case is currently being reviewed by the Environment Agency legal team and once this review has been completed the Environment Agency will be taking the next step towards appropriate enforcement action against the operator.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Environment Agency powers to tackle sites such as the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste at Shaw Road in Dudley.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Environment Agency powers to tackle sites such as the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste at Shaw Road in Dudley.
In 2015 the Government consulted on enhancing regulators’ powers to tackle non-compliance with waste regulations at sites operated under an environmental permit. A large majority of the respondents were supportive of the proposals, and of additional measures detailed as part of a call for evidence run alongside the consultation.
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 were subsequently amended in 2015 to give the Environment Agency four new powers, including to suspend permits where the permit conditions are breached and to take steps to remove the risk of pollution at non-compliant sites. Further details are outlined in the Government response to that consultation: www.gov.uk/government/consultations/waste-crime-improving-enforcement-powers-to-reduce-persistent-non-compliance-at-waste-handling-sites.
The Government is currently finalising draft regulations which will give the Environment Agency the power to secure premises to prevent additional waste being deposited, and the power to require operators to remove all waste deposited at a non-compliant site, including waste deposited lawfully.
The Government is also developing proposals to provide the Environment Agency with more powers to assess the competence of waste operators. This assessment would apply to existing and prospective waste operators, and could therefore lead to refusal of new environmental permits, and revocation of existing permits, where operators do not meet appropriate standards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions the Environment Agency has had with Dudley Council on the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste at Shaw Road in Dudley.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions the Environment Agency has had with Dudley Council on the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste at Shaw Road in Dudley.
The Environment Agency have met Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Environmental Health and Planning Departments four times between November 2016 and July 2017 to discuss Rowan Oak Waste. At each meeting the Environment Agency have provided the latest information on their action against the clearance of the site and their enforcement action against the operator. The Environment Agency have also discussed and agreed how amenity complaints from the site would be dealt with.
Councillor Steve Waltho and Councillor Ali Shaukat have also attended these meetings. They have taken the information shared back to their local communities to keep them updated.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency has met HM Revenue and Customs to discuss the business dealings of the landowners of the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste at Shaw Road in Dudley.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency has met HM Revenue and Customs to discuss the business dealings of the landowners of the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste at Shaw Road in Dudley.
The Environment Agency have met Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Environmental Health and Planning Departments four times between November 2016 and July 2017 to discuss Rowan Oak Waste. At each meeting the Environment Agency have provided the latest information on their action against the clearance of the site and their enforcement action against the operator. The Environment Agency have also discussed and agreed how amenity complaints from the site would be dealt with.
Councillor Steve Waltho and Councillor Ali Shaukat have also attended these meetings. They have taken the information shared back to their local communities to keep them updated.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions the Environment Agency has had with (a) the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and (b) the Health and Safety Executive on risks posed by the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste at Shaw...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions the Environment Agency has had with (a) the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and (b) the Health and Safety Executive on risks posed by the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste at Shaw...
The Environment Agency have met Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Environmental Health and Planning Departments four times between November 2016 and July 2017 to discuss Rowan Oak Waste. At each meeting the Environment Agency have provided the latest information on their action against the clearance of the site and their enforcement action against the operator. The Environment Agency have also discussed and agreed how amenity complaints from the site would be dealt with.
Councillor Steve Waltho and Councillor Ali Shaukat have also attended these meetings. They have taken the information shared back to their local communities to keep them updated.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions the Environment Agency has had with West Midlands Police on (a) the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste at Shaw Road in Dudley and (b) Rowan Oak Waste Services Limited.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions the Environment Agency has had with West Midlands Police on (a) the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste at Shaw Road in Dudley and (b) Rowan Oak Waste Services Limited.
The Environment Agency have met Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Environmental Health and Planning Departments four times between November 2016 and July 2017 to discuss Rowan Oak Waste. At each meeting the Environment Agency have provided the latest information on their action against the clearance of the site and their enforcement action against the operator. The Environment Agency have also discussed and agreed how amenity complaints from the site would be dealt with.
Councillor Steve Waltho and Councillor Ali Shaukat have also attended these meetings. They have taken the information shared back to their local communities to keep them updated.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency has met HM Revenue and Customs to discuss the business dealings of the operators of Rowan Oak Waste site at Shaw Road in Dudley.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency has met HM Revenue and Customs to discuss the business dealings of the operators of Rowan Oak Waste site at Shaw Road in Dudley.
The Environment Agency have met Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Environmental Health and Planning Departments four times between November 2016 and July 2017 to discuss Rowan Oak Waste. At each meeting the Environment Agency have provided the latest information on their action against the clearance of the site and their enforcement action against the operator. The Environment Agency have also discussed and agreed how amenity complaints from the site would be dealt with.
Councillor Steve Waltho and Councillor Ali Shaukat have also attended these meetings. They have taken the information shared back to their local communities to keep them updated.