Environmental Audit - Sixth Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 5 May 2004.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
Conclusions and recommendations
Introduction
What is environmental crime?
Key organisations
Uniqueness of environmental crime
Relevant principles of criminal law
Sentencing
Sentencing guidelines and guidance
Environmental crime: the challenges
Infrequency of environmental crimes
Level of sentences
Nature of sentences
Appropriateness of sentences to offenders
Polluter does not pay enough
Non-payment of fines
Mitigating and aggravating factors in sentencing
Corporate offences
Recent developments
Summary of the existing challenges
The way forward: suggestions and solutions
Increase in level of environmental sentences
Achieving higher sentencing in environmental
crime
Training and raising awareness
Information
Options in sentencing
Alternatives to prosecution
An Environmental Court
Specialist environmental magistrates
Endnote
Formal minutes
Witnesses
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
Thursday 22 January 2004
Thursday 29 January 2004
Thursday 5 February 2004
Thursday 12 February 2004
List of written evidence
Written Evidence
Past reports from the Environmental Audit
Committee since 1997
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