Greater Manchester council issued just ONE fly-tipping fine in 12 months - despite 4,000 reports

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A Greater Manchester council issued just a single fine for fly-tipping in a year despite more than 4,000 reported dumping incidents.

Data published by the government shows that Tameside council handed out the fewest number of fixed penalty notices (FPNs) across the region in the 2021/22 financial year.

During the same time period there had been 4,102 fly-tipping incidents reported by the local authority in the borough. Tameside council said it had issued one fixed penalty notice, and also prosecuted one person for fly-tipping during that year.

But it added that this increased to 61 FPNs and six prosecutions in 2022/23. “The coronavirus pandemic impacted the approach we were able to take with regards fly-tipping enforcement in terms of issuing fixed penalty notices,” a council spokesperson said. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features “However in August 2022 we launched the Our Streets Campaign, where we work with residents, businesses and community groups in a proactive, partnership approach to tackle this and other issues to keep the borough clean, green and safe. “Enforcement against fly tipping is a key priority for the council and a range of pro-active and re-active measures are used to crackdown on fly tippers, including regular days of action focussed on waste enforcement which are proving to be very successful.” Last year councils had the power to issue a maximum on the spot fine of £400 but, as of July this year, that has been raised to £1,000.