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We are committed to tackling fly-tipping and, as set out in the Government\u2019s manifesto have given local councils the power to issue fixed penalty notices for small-scale fly-tipping. These new enforcement tools have been available to councils since May 2016, providing them with an alternative to prosecutions and assisting them in taking a proportionate enforcement response.<\/p>

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This builds on other Government action to tackle fly-tipping, which has included:<\/p>

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