Environment Agency first to use civil sanctions
A London-based engineering company is to pay more than £21,000 towards environment improvement projects, in the first case of a UK regulator using civil sanctions rather than a criminal prosecution to punish regulatory breaches.
The Environment Agency announced today (21 July) that it has accepted an offer of £21,000 to fund local environment projects from Invensys after the firm reported its breaches of the Packaging Waste Regulations.
The new civil powers, introduced through the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008, have been available to the agency since 4 January and allow it to take action against less serious regulatory breaches without the expense of criminal proceedings.
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