BIS to limit civil sanctions to bigger firms

The business department (BIS) is to limit the use of certain civil sanctions by regulators such as the Environment Agency and Natural England to companies with more than 250 employees.

The news came in a written statement by business and enterprise minister Michael Fallon on 8 November.¹ But it was also echoed by Cabinet Office minister Oliver Letwin speaking the same day at a conference hosted by University College London and the UK Environmental Law Association.