Councils across Britain are employing environmental enforcement officers with no qualifications to police their streets by handing out fines for littering and spitting.
Workers are being sent out on daily foot patrols in an attempt to catch people and issue Fixed Penalty Notices under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
They are given the power to issue on-the-spot fines of up to £500 to those spotted dropping small items such as food wrappers, chewing gum and cigarette ends.
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