Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 8 June 2026.
Alex Mayer
Labour, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle graffiti vandalism.
Mary Creagh
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Local authorities have powers to tackle graffiti vandalism, such as by issuing fixed penalty notices of up to £500. Councils also have powers to tackle any persistent or unreasonable behaviour that is having a negative effect on a community’s quality of life by issuing Community Protection Notices and Public Space Protection Orders.
Advisory guidance on managing graffiti for local authorities and businesses is available here. The guidance outlines the options available to local authorities and others for tackling these issues with examples of good practice.
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