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Enforcement Actions

Search register of enforecement actions

get/enforcement-action/registration

Query parameters

name-searchstring

Full or partial name of the business or individual registered.

The text queries are treated as prefixes (so Atkin would match Atkins, Atkinson and so on). To search for a match somewhere within the field you can prefix the search with * (so *tkins would match Atkins, Watkins and so on). If the search string contains more than one word then each is matched separately (so jo atkin would match John Atkinson and Atkins Joinery).

Note that water quality exemptions do not have a holder associated with them and won't appear in results.

actionType'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/action-type/notice' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/action-type/court-case' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/action-type/enforcement-notice' uri

URI that identifies the type of enforcement action taken. Valid only for the enforcement actions register. Multiple values will return all actions of either type.

offenceType'6.8 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 (WEEE)' | 'COMAH' | 'CONTROL OF MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARD REGULATIONS 1999' | 'CONTROL OF POLLUTION (AMENDMENT) ACT 1989' | 'CONTROL OF POLLUTION (OIL STORAGE) (ENG) REG 2001' | 'CONTROL OF POLLUTION (SILAGE, SLURRY AFO) REG 1991' | 'CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT 1974' | 'CONTROLLED WASTE (REG. OF CARRIERS...) 1991' | 'DPA' | 'EA' | 'ELR' | 'ENVIRONMENT ACT 1995' | 'ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING (E & W) REGULATIONS 2007' | 'ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING (E & W) REGULATIONS 2010' | 'ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (DUTY OF CARE) REGS 1991' | 'ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1990' | 'EPA' | 'EPR' | 'EPR 2010' | 'EPR 2016' | 'EPR07' | 'EPR2010' | 'FGGR' | 'GGR' | 'GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME REGS 2005' | 'GROUNDWATER REGULATIONS 1998' | 'HAZARDOUS WASTE (ENGLAND AND WALES) REGS 2005' | 'HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT 1974' | 'HWR' | 'LAND DRAINAGE ACT 1991' | 'LANDFILL (ENGLAND AND WALES) REGULATIONS 2002' | 'LDB' | 'NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONES REGULATIONS 1998' | 'NORTH WEST LAND DRAINAGE BYELAWS' | 'Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015' | 'PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS REGULATIONS 2007' | 'POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL REGULATIONS 2000' | 'POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURT (SENTENCING) ACT 2000' | 'PRO(PW)' | 'PRODUCER RESP. OBLIG. (PACKAGING WASTE) REGS 1997' | 'PRODUCER RESP. OBLIG. (PACKAGING WASTE) REGS 2005' | 'PRODUCER RESP. OBLIG. (PACKAGING WASTE) REGS 2007' | 'PRODUCER RESP. OBLIG. (PACKAGING WASTE) REGS. 1997' | 'ProRes' | 'RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES ACT 1993' | 'RESERVOIRS ACT 1975' | 'SALMON & FRESHWATER FISHERIES ACT 1975' | 'SOUTH WEST WATER LAND DRAINAGE BYELAWS 1987' | 'SPECIAL WASTE REGULATIONS 1996' | 'SSAFO' | 'SWA LAND DRAINAGE & SEA DEFENCE BYELAWS' | 'TEPR 2011 (Controls on Ozone-Depleting Substances)' | 'TFS' | 'THAMES WATER AUTHORITY LAND DRAINAGE BYELAWS 1981' | 'THAMES WATER AUTHORITY LAND DRAINAGE BYELAWS 1981' | 'TRANSFRONTIER SHIPMENT OF WASTE REGULATIONS 1994' | 'TRANSFRONTIER SHIPMENT OF WASTE REGULATIONS 2007' | 'The Contempt of Court Act 1981' | 'WASTE (ENGLAND AND WALES) REGULATIONS 2011' | 'WASTE ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REGS 2006' | 'WASTE MANAGEMENT LICENSING REGULATIONS 1994' | 'WATER INDUSTRY ACT 1991' | 'WATER RESOURCES (CONT. OF POLLUTION) ETC REGS 2010' | 'WATER RESOURCES ACT 1991' | 'WBAR' | 'WEEE' | 'WESSEX WATER AUTHORITY LAND DRAINAGE BYELAWS 1981' | 'WEWR' | 'WR' | 'WRA' | 'Waste'

The title or an common abbreviation of the title of a legislation (primary or secondary) associated a register item (typically the title of legislation that defines the offence against which an enforcement action is being taken).

agencyFunction'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/em' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/em-waste' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/em-waste-wq-wr' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/em-wq' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/fisheries' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/flood' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/flood-defence' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/flood-waste' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/hife-wq' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/ippc' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/process-industry-regulation' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/radio-active-substances-regulation' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/rsr' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/waste' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/waste-wq' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/water-quality' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/water-resources' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/wq' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/wq-wr' | 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/wr' uri

The function within the Environment Agency associated with an enforcement action

URIDescription
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/emEM
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/em-wasteEM, Waste
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/em-waste-wq-wrEM, Waste, WQ, WR
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/em-wqEM, WQ
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/fisheriesFisheries
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/floodFlood
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/flood-defenceFlood Defence
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/flood-wasteFlood, Waste
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/hife-wqHIFE, WQ
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/ippcIPPC
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/navNAV
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/process-industry-regulationProcess Industry Regulation
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/radio-active-substances-regulationRadio Active Substances Regulation
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/rsrRSR
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/wasteWaste
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/waste-wqWaste, WQ
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/water-qualityWater Quality
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/water-resourcesWater Resources
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/wqWQ
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/wq-wrWQ, WR
http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/agency-function/wrWR
afterstring
Example:01/01/2001

Search for enforcement actions that occurred after the given date. Valid only for the enforcement actions register. May be used in conjunction with the before parameter to search within a date range.

beforestring
Example:01/01/2022

Search for enforcement actions that occurred before the given date. Valid only for the enforcement actions register. May be used in conjunction with the after parameter to search within a date range.

_limitinteger

The number of registrations to return. Each register has a maximum supported _limit; in most cases this is 10,000 but some are lower. To fetch more registrations, either page through the results using the _offset parameter or use the download endpoint to access the full dataset.

_offsetinteger

Return a list of items starting at the given index. Can be used with the _limit parameter to page through results

namestring

Exact name of the registration or permit holder; use name-search or completion endpoint to search for a name

Response

A list of registrations matching search criteria

Example response

{
  "meta": {
    "publisher": "Environment Agency",
    "licence": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environment-agency-conditional-licence/environment-agency-conditional-licence",
    "documentation": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/view/api-reference.html",
    "hasFormat": [
      "http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/scrap-metal-dealers/registration.html?_limit=10",
      "http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/scrap-metal-dealers/registration.csv?_limit=10",
      "http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/scrap-metal-dealers/registration.rdf?_limit=10",
      "http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/scrap-metal-dealers/registration.ttl?_limit=10"
    ]
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "offence": [
        {
          "actionType": {
            "@id": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/def/action-type/enforcement-notice",
            "prefLabel": "Enforcement Notice"
          },
          "agencyFunction": {
            "prefLabel": "Waste"
          }
        }
      ],
      "actionDate": "2020-09-12",
      "register": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/enforcement-action/register"
    }
  ]
}