Overview
- Ministers laid laws to replace the paper waste‑carrier registration with a 2027 permit system after high‑profile abuses and rising fly‑tipping.
- Applicants must pass digital identity checks, criminal record screening, and a test of technical competence before receiving a permit.
- The Environment Agency gains stronger powers to revoke permits and issue enforcement notices to shut down rogue operators.
- Mishandling or illegally transporting waste can now bring prison terms of up to five years under the new rules.
- Approved carriers must display permit numbers on adverts and vans, with permit fees funding the regime and a consultation on those fees to follow.