A council publishing 'Wanted' photographs of alleged litterbugs insisted today that it has a legal right to identify suspects - even if they are eventually cleared.
As town halls face a growing revolt over new powers to issue on-the-spot fines and access people's personal data, one authority has already handed cameras to litter teams who patrol the streets for anyone dropping so much as a matchstick.
The crackdown has been launched by Colchester Borough Council, which claims it has been checked and approved by their lawyers and the police.
Its team of six 'street care officers' will now photograph everyone caught dropping litter in the council's 160-square mile area including Colchester town centre and surrounding villages.
And the council say the photographs will be kept on file indefinitely because people caught may re-offend.
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