Search register of enforecement actions
Query parameters
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.
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.
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).
The function within the Environment Agency associated with an enforcement action
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.
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.
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.
Return a list of items starting at the given index. Can be used with the _limit parameter to page through results
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"
}
]
}