00:01Unauthorised traveller encampments are rising sharply across Birmingham, leaving volunteers
00:06to clear human waste, rotten food and sometimes stray animals.
00:11Councillors say the problem now affects large parts of the north and south of the city,
00:15while clean-up and repair bills are straining council budgets.
00:20Birmingham currently has only one developed transit site at Proctor Street, and councillors
00:25say the shortage of authorised pitches is helping drive the problem.
00:29A proposed negotiated stopping scheme was abandoned after suitable land could not be found.
00:35The council now plans stronger security around vulnerable parks, while wider provision will
00:41be considered through a new planning strategy.
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