SURPRISE INSPECTION OF MALVERN SCRAP DEALERS
Friday 17 November: Police joined forces with the Environmental Agency and Worcestershire County Council’s regulatory services for a surprise inspection of two Malvern scrap dealers. The officers were joined on their mission by Lord Faulkner of Worcester, a guiding force behind the passing of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013, which outlawed the cash sales of scrap metal. Lord Faulkner said he was delighted to take part. He said: “This year’s increases in the prices of copper and other metals meant that metal theft is growing, so the need for enforcement of the laws and regulations controlling scrap metal dealing is needed more than ever. “The increasing rate of metal theft has prompted me to call for a Parliamentary debate in the New Year.” Read article in Worcester News |