Tackling Fly-Tipping Effectively

Tackling Fly-Tipping Effectively: How SIASS Supports Councils with Professional Investigative Services

Fly-tipping remains a persistent and growing issue for local authorities across the UK. Not only is it an environmental blight, but it also puts strain on council resources, increases costs for clean-up, and negatively impacts the quality of life for residents.

While many councils have departments tasked with investigating and responding to fly-tipping incidents, these teams often face limitations — including a lack of specialist training, operational capacity, or access to the technical surveillance tools needed to mount covert investigations. That’s where SIASS (Specialist Investigative & Surveillance Services) can make a real difference.

Our team of seasoned investigators and surveillance experts offer a range of flexible, discreet and lawful services designed to support councils in combatting environmental crime such as fly-tipping. Whether you need advice, equipment, or a full end-to-end service, SIASS can be as involved as your risk appetite and operational requirements dictate.

1. Planning Only – Strategic Guidance

If your team has the operational capacity to undertake investigations but needs guidance on how to approach them, SIASS can assist by reviewing incident reports and devising an effective, lawful surveillance strategy.

We’ll deliver this strategy to your team, giving them the tools to proceed confidently and within regulation. This approach ensures your council retains full control of the operation while benefiting from expert input on planning and methodology.

2. Planning & TSU Support – Strategy with Technical Resources

For councils with in-house capability but limited access to specialist equipment, SIASS offers the option of planning support plus the provision of specialist covert surveillance equipment.

We’ll devise the surveillance plan, loan the necessary technical support unit (TSU) equipment, and advise your staff on how to operate it lawfully and effectively. Your team then carries out the operation, gathers the evidence, and proceeds with enforcement as appropriate.

3. Full-Service Investigation – End-to-End Professional Delivery

For more complex or sensitive cases, SIASS can provide a complete investigative service. We review reports, plan and conduct surveillance using our own highly trained operatives and equipment, assess and compile the evidence, and produce a professional evidential package — including witness statements — ready for your enforcement team to act on.

This is the most comprehensive option and is ideal when discretion, technical expertise, and evidential integrity are paramount.

Why SIASS?

At SIASS, we specialise in working with public sector bodies. Our team brings decades of experience in covert operations, lawful surveillance, and intelligence-led investigations. We understand the evidential standards required by prosecution teams, and we always work within legal and ethical frameworks.

Regardless of the level of involvement you require, SIASS guarantees professional, discreet and results-driven support tailored to your operational needs and compliance obligations.

Call to Action

If fly-tipping is a persistent issue in your area — and if your internal capacity to investigate is limited — now is the time to act. Your local neighbourhoods and communities are waiting for you to take action. Taking action will improve the satisfaction and confidence in Council services.

Visit our blog post on Combatting Fly-Tipping for more insight into our approach.

To discuss your specific requirements in confidence, or to understand how SIASS can integrate with your current environmental crime strategy, contact us today to arrange an initial, no-obligation discussion.

enquiries@siass.org.uk

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