The government has announced a new crackdown on fly-tippers, with tougher sentences of up to five years in prison for those found illicitly transporting waste.
Under the new powers to local councils to combat fly-tipping, councils will work with the police to identify, seize and crush vehicles of waste criminals. Drones and mobile CCTV cameras will be deployed to identify cars and vans belonging to fly-tippers so they can be destroyed.
Labour group on the Harrow council welcome new powers for councils to combat fly-tippers, amid Harrow’s ongoing “waste crisis”.
On 27 APR 2023, MyLondon reported there have been more than 10,000 reports of fly-tipping in Harrow since April 2022, and the hotspots included Vaughan Road in West Harrow (leader of the Harrow council road).
Since then, the number of incidents has rocketed to a record 12,413 over 2023/24.
The Harrow council Labour group leader councillor David Perry applauded the announcement of tougher enforcement, punishment and sentencing for those who illegally dump waste in Harrow and contribute to our town getting dirtier, but said, “While the Conservative-led Harrow Council have talked a big game on enforcement, unfortunately we are yet to see results on a local level”.
Despite fly-tipping has been on the rise in Harrow over recent years, the Conservative administration shows no enthusiasm about the new powers to tackle fly-tipping.
There is also a serious question whether Harrow council could benefit from the new powers, given the inconsistency of the environment portfolio, very thin enforcement team and seemingly lukewarm relationship with the local police.
Nationally, the Conservative opposition, bewildered by the Reform gains, seem more interested in political point scoring rather than focussing on how best the new powers could be deployed: “And with statistics showing that of the 50 worst local areas for fly-tipping, 72% are Labour controlled, it is clear that voting Labour gets you rubbish and rats” said shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins.
Under the new powers to local councils to combat fly-tipping, councils will work with the police to identify, seize and crush vehicles of waste criminals. Drones and mobile CCTV cameras will be deployed to identify cars and vans belonging to fly-tippers so they can be destroyed.
Labour group on the Harrow council welcome new powers for councils to combat fly-tippers, amid Harrow’s ongoing “waste crisis”.
On 27 APR 2023, MyLondon reported there have been more than 10,000 reports of fly-tipping in Harrow since April 2022, and the hotspots included Vaughan Road in West Harrow (leader of the Harrow council road).
Since then, the number of incidents has rocketed to a record 12,413 over 2023/24.
The Harrow council Labour group leader councillor David Perry applauded the announcement of tougher enforcement, punishment and sentencing for those who illegally dump waste in Harrow and contribute to our town getting dirtier, but said, “While the Conservative-led Harrow Council have talked a big game on enforcement, unfortunately we are yet to see results on a local level”.
Despite fly-tipping has been on the rise in Harrow over recent years, the Conservative administration shows no enthusiasm about the new powers to tackle fly-tipping.
There is also a serious question whether Harrow council could benefit from the new powers, given the inconsistency of the environment portfolio, very thin enforcement team and seemingly lukewarm relationship with the local police.
Nationally, the Conservative opposition, bewildered by the Reform gains, seem more interested in political point scoring rather than focussing on how best the new powers could be deployed: “And with statistics showing that of the 50 worst local areas for fly-tipping, 72% are Labour controlled, it is clear that voting Labour gets you rubbish and rats” said shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins.
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