Sample brief · not a paid job · 7 September 2026
RELIANCE SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS (PARKSTONE) LIMITED — WE3661AC
Overall status
Non-compliant — 4 recorded breaches · 16 CCS points · Site warning
Section 1 records 4 breaches. Total compliance score: 16 CCS points for 2026 year to date. The CAR states that total makes you a Band C operator and that the subsistence fee will be 110% of the charge for 2027.
Enforcement response: site warning issued (“Please consider this CAR form a site warning”).
Site on form: Weymouth Scrap Co., 20 Cambridge Road, Granby Industrial Estate, Weymouth, DT4. Activity (register): SR2015 No 16 Metal Recycling Site (mixed).
About this sample
- Not legal advice and not a recommendation on how to respond to the EA.
- Not a re-scoring of the Agency’s CCS categories.
- Facts below are only those printed on the public CAR. We have not visited the site.
Non-compliances with severity
4 × C3 findings — minor environmental impact classification (CCS Category 3). Formal score: 4 points each · What CCS scores mean.
1. Storage / handling of metal filings — C3 (4 pts)
- Linked conditions: 2.3.1, Table 2.3
- Metal filings in two containers without cover; also recorded on a prior visit (14 Feb 2025). In one skip, rainwater had entered and oily water was pooling.
- Permit technique quoted on form: metal filings/turnings in covered containers with impermeable base; max 50 tonnes.
2. Impermeable surface / sealed drainage — C3 (4 pts)
- Linked conditions: 2.3.1, Table 2.3
- Broken concrete at front of yard; pooling water; surface damage disrupts flow to interceptor.
3. Waste returns accuracy — C3 (4 pts)
- Linked condition: 4.2.2
- Waste returns reviewed not accurate for wastes seen on site; metal swarf example codes LoW 12 01 01 / 12 01 03 cited on form.
4. Management system (root cause) — C3 (4 pts)
- Linked condition: 1.1.1
- EMS Version 1.0 treated as root cause: insufficient swarf storage detail; no assess-and-repair procedure for impermeable surface.
Deadlines (as printed)
| Action (condensed) | Due |
|---|---|
| Acquire covers for all metal-filings / swarf containers | 2 March 2026 |
| Assess concrete & sealed drainage; submit outline + repair actions to inspecting officer | 2 March 2026 |
| Review waste codes / ensure waste returns accurate | 2 March 2026 |
| Update EMS (swarf storage; surface repair procedure; waste acceptance) | 2 March 2026 |
| Undertake repairs outlined in the drainage review | 2 July 2026 |
Priority checklist
- By 2 Mar 2026 — fit covers to filings/swarf containers.
- By 2 Mar 2026 — review concrete/drainage; send outline to EA officer.
- By 2 Mar 2026 — align waste returns/codes with wastes on site.
- By 2 Mar 2026 — update EMS as required on the form.
- By 2 Jul 2026 — complete concrete/drainage repairs from the review.
- Treat the CAR as a site warning; note prior recurrence on uncovered filings.
Evidence to retain
- Proof of covers on filings/swarf containers
- Written concrete & sealed-drainage review and submission to inspecting officer
- Records of repairs by 2 July 2026
- Updated EMS documenting the required procedures
- Revised waste returns / coding review
- Copy of this CAR (Report ID 120905/0590441)