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Research on Effective Enforcement Against Littering, Fly-Tipping, and Dog Fouling

Awarded 24 Feb 2023

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Awarded24 Feb 2023
Value£38,666.25
AgencyDefra
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 3y 5mo ago4mo term
Awarded 24 Feb 2023Expired 22 June 2023

Defra awarded a contract to Resource Futures for research to assess the effectiveness of the current enforcement regime against littering, fly-tipping, and dog fouling, and to inform potential future policy changes.

The research builds on existing literature and data, including reports on fly-tipping drivers and impacts, the Campaign to Protect Rural England's 2020 Litter and the Law Report, Defra's annual fly-tipping statistics, environmental crime data from the Ministry of Justice and Home Office, and Keep Britain Tidy's 2011 study on enforcement and behaviour change.

The contract value was £38,666.25.

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