Overview

The UK's Environment Agency is becoming more pro-active in inspecting and enforcing compliance with Site Waste Management Plans, or 'SWMPs'.

Fines for non-compliance with SWMPs are potentially unlimited. Significantly, the EA can prosecute a number of separate offences arising out of a single plan.

This speed briefing from UK law firm Nabarro covers the requirements of SWMPs for both the client and the principal contractor, and the consequences for both of non-compliance.