Remit:
"to consider to what extent the polices and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House."
The EAC in its sixth report recommended that “...there should be a corps of specialist environmental magistrates as there are for health and safety offences, or crimes involving children, for example….”
One question was would there be "...a sufficient body of work for such specialists…”? We believe that as this project progresses there indeed will be sufficient work because whenever there is sufficient evidence fly tippers will be prosecuted.
The EAC's recommendation that the Government and other appropriate bodies must look seriously at the proposals for such specialist training on environmental crime and for the establishment of teams of dedicated magistrates is being worked upon through this project. See Magistrates and Courtroom pages