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• Local authorities are to be given powers to stop and search vehicles belonging to operators suspected of fly-tipping.
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Until now, councils have only been able to set up checkpoints if supported either by the police or the Environment Agency.
Powers are being extended to councils through the Antisocial Behaviour Bill published by the government last week.
A Home Office spokesman says relying on the Environment Agency and police to carry out investigations was proving too cumbersome. "This will give councils more power to tackle the issue head on."
Birmingham City Council, the country's biggest local authority, estimates 34,000 tonnes of waste are dumped around the city illegally every year.
Spokeswoman Alison Greatbatch says the new powers will be a big bonus. "It will give us much more flexibility to police this problem more effectively."
Last month, 19 out of 45 vehicles stopped in the city during a day-long crackdown on fly-tipping were found to be carrying waste without a licence (CM 27 March-2 April).