FENN-149 Response Historic AI-assessed

Introduce litter legislation and review smoking byelaw penalties on London Underground

Recommendation

Legislation against the dropping of litter on London Underground shall be introduced and a review undertaken of the byelaw prohibiting smoking and the penalties for the offence.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence has been identified detailing the introduction of new legislation specifically against dropping litter on London Underground, or a review of the byelaw prohibiting smoking and its associated penalties, as recommended by the Fennell Inquiry. General anti-littering laws and London Underground byelaws exist, and smoking has long been prohibited on the Underground.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Fennell Inquiry — Final Report 10 Nov 1988
Recommendation age 37.4 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates