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Under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, local authorities have powers to tackle persistent unreasonable behaviour that is having a negative effect on a community’s quality of life. They can issue community protection notices, which may be used to require the owner of premises, such as a sports stadium, to take certain actions to tackle litter created by their activities. I appreciate that the noble Lord, Lord Harlech, feels this was not the case in the example he gave, but we know that local authorities take their duties seriously. Brent Council, for example, specifically increases street-cleaning operations surrounding Wembley Stadium, one of the UK’s most heavily used event venues, on and after event days. I also agree with the noble Lord on the example of a clean-up after the Notting Hill Carnival.