Select Committee · Environment and Climate Change Committee
Waste Crime
Status: Open
Opened: 29 Jul 2025
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 … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2026 | Malcolm Lythgo · Environment Agency, Philip Duffy · Environment Agency | View ↗ |
| 18 Mar 2026 | James Cruddas · Defra, Rt Hon Emma Reynolds MP · Defra, Sally Randall · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | View ↗ |
| 17 Sep 2025 | Emma Bourne · Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Mary Creagh MP · Defra, Phil Davies · Environment Agency, Richard Las CBE · HM Revenue and Customs, Steve Molyneux · Environment Agency | View ↗ |
| 10 Sep 2025 | David Sidwick · Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset, Dr Anna Willetts · UK Environmental Law Association Waste Working Party, Mr Matthew Scott · Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent | View ↗ |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Dan Cooke · Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, Donald Macphail · Veolia, Mr Sam Corp · Environmental Services Association (ESA) | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Cooke · Director of Policy, Communications and External A… | Chartered Institution of Wastes Management | 1 |
| David Sidwick · Commissioner | Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset | 1 |
| Donald Macphail · Chief Operating Officer, Treatment and Hazardous … | Veolia | 1 |
| Dr Anna Willetts · Co-Convener | UK Environmental Law Association Waste Working Party | 1 |
| Emma Bourne · Director General for EU Reset and Trade | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 1 |
| James Cruddas · Deputy Director for Waste and Recycling | Defra | 1 |
| Malcolm Lythgo · Deputy Director of Waste Enforcement and Regulati… | Environment Agency | 1 |
| Mary Creagh MP · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister … | Defra | 1 |
| Mr Matthew Scott · Commissioner | Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent | 1 |
| Mr Sam Corp · Head of Regulation | Environmental Services Association (ESA) | 1 |
| Phil Davies · Manager of the Joint Unit for Waste Crime | Environment Agency | 1 |
| Philip Duffy · Chief Executive | Environment Agency | 1 |
| Richard Las CBE · Director of Fraud Investigation Service | HM Revenue and Customs | 1 |
| Rt Hon Emma Reynolds MP · Secretary of State | Defra | 1 |
| Sally Randall · Director General - Environment Group | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 |
| Steve Molyneux · Deputy Director, Waste Regulation | Environment Agency | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the Environment Agency on high priority waste sites list 22.05.2026 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | From cttee | Letter to the Environment Agency on 25 March oral evidence session follow-up on… |
| 4 Jun 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the Environment Agency on 25 March oral evidence session follow-up … |
| 13 May 2026 | From cttee | Letter to the Environment Agency on waste crime letter dated 24 March with corr… |
| 27 Apr 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the Environment Agency on waste crime letter dated 24 March with co… |
| 15 Apr 2026 | To cttee | Letter from SoS for Defra on waste crime and publication of Waste Crime Action … |
| 15 Apr 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the Environment Agency on 10 Point Action Plan on waste crime 20.03… |
| 15 Apr 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the Environment Agency on waste crime oral evidence session pre-que… |
| 15 Apr 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Baroness Hayman for Defra on waste crime 23.03.2026 |
| 3 Feb 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Baroness Sheehan to Baroness Hayman Parliamentary Under Secretary o… |
| 28 Jan 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Baroness Hayman to Baroness Sheehan on waste crime 26.01.2026 |
| 7 Jan 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Environment Agency on waste crime 16.12.2025 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Baroness Sheehan to SoS for Defra on waste crime 15.12.2025 |
| 10 Dec 2025 | To cttee | Letter from SoS for Defra on waste crime 09.12.25 |
| 5 Dec 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Baroness Sheehan to the Environment Agency on waste crime 05.12.2025 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | From cttee | Policy Letter to SoS for Defra on waste crime 28.10.25 |