local authorities are responsible for investigating fly-tipping
but many areas have 10,000s of cases and solution rates close to 0%
it doesn't have to be this way, and local authorities should be made to ACT
explore fly-tipping rates across England's local authorities
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A Fixed Penalty Notice is a mechanism from the Government to allow someone to avoid prosecution and discharge their liability through paying a fine.
Anything highlighted in purple is a suspicious value (over 100%). This could be due to several factors, such as multiple offenders being involved in a single fly-tipping incident, or reporting issues.
The 'Worst Council' is the local authority with the lowest ratio of Fixed Penalty Notices issued to fly-tipping incidents reported. This measures how poorly a council is using its enforcement powers relative to the scale of the problem in its area.
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