Press release - 2 December

Simon Hawkins, the Environment Agency's Director of Operations for East and South East England and Robin Rogers, Director for Economy and Place at Oxfordshire County Council, said:

“Partner agencies have been working closely together to monitor the potential community and environment impacts from the illegal Kidlington waste dump and manage any risks and have agreed a strategic objective to look at all options for clearing the site.

“We have agreed to work together to tackle clearing the waste in a safe manner as soon as possible. We will set out further details around options and timeframes shortly.”