Write to your MP about fining for profit

You can write to your MP, or to the Defra minister, to say you support the ban on fining for profit. Here is the sort of thing you might say (personalise it of course).

You can also put a post on X, cc:ing in Defra.


Fining for profit leads to corruption and injustice. When private companies are paid per fine issued, they will not act fairly or impartially.

There is already Defra guidance that states that penalties ‘should not be considered a means to raise revenue’ (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-practice-on-litter-and-refuse).

However, this guidance is ignored. The majority of litter fines are issued on a ‘payment per fine’ basis.

The past government sought to end fining for profit by making the existing litter guidance statutory.

I urge the current government to go ahead with the ban on fining for profit.