Enforcement related guidance documents

Page review/updated 15/10/2026

(Content of page updated: October 2026)

D&S IFCA ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE GUIDANCE

In October 2026, D&S IFCA produced its own Enforcement and Compliance Guidance that sets out how D&S IFCA approaches its enforcement work and details the following (and more).

  • Compliance Aims
  • Enforcement Priorities
  • Enforcement Operations
  • Use of Technology
  • Working Together
  • Investigation Process and Disposal Options

The D&S IFCA Enforcement and Compliance Guidance can be read here.

NATIONAL IFCA ENFORCEMENT DOCUMENTS

In September 2026, the Authority were presented with the National Enforcement Strategy, the National Enforcement Policy, and the IFCO Code of Conduct. All three documents were developed by the National Inshore Marine Enforcement Group (NIMEG), Eastern IFCA, and the AIFCA. All three documents were adopted by the IFCAs’ Chief Officers in August 2026 and can be viewed using the links below:

FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES 

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has produced updated guidance relating to Financial Administrative Penalties for Fisheries Offences.

This guidance is relevant for work undertaken by D&S IFCA.

Please click here to view the guidance document – Version 3.1 – 18/11/2022.

AUDIO VISUAL RECORDING DEVICES (AVRD)

The D&S IFCA policy and information (September 2025) for the use of audio visual recording devices can be read here.

A range of data protection related documents, including D&S IFCA’s Privacy Policy, can be found in Section D of our website Resource Library.