Norwich fly-tippers could be named and shamed in 'rogue's gallery'
It comes as the local council has set aside £100,000 to help clean up the city
Fly tippers could see themselves shamed in a “rogues’ gallery” as part of a new crackdown.
The measure could be included in a new scheme to tackle anti-social environmental crimes in Norwich.
It could see images of people caught on CCTV fly-tipping shared on the city council’s website as an extra deterrent.
The move comes after the Labour-led authority set aside £100,000 in its budget for the Love Norwich campaign, which is intended to help pay for initiatives to keep the city clean and safe.
At a council meeting on Tuesday, Labour’s Martin Peek welcomed the funding but told his colleagues that City Hall should look at all options, including “sharing images on a wall of shame” for those who commit offences.
Cate Oliver, cabinet member for environmental services, said: “We would absolutely consider sharing images on a wall of shame, although I would personally prefer to call it a ‘rogues’ gallery’.”
She stressed it was not intended to be a “crime watch” group but compared it to a scheme rolled out by Barking and Dagenham council which shares videos of those caught fly-tipping.