Local authorities have been told to get tougher on environmental offences after members of the public made 76,500 complaints about illegal dumping, water pollution, noise and smells last year.
Just over 18,000 enforcement actions – such as warnings and orders – followed, and 414 cases resulted in prosecutions.
But while the latest report on enforcement activities in city and county councils showed they conducted more inspections and investigations in 2
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