A number of local authorities are failing to comply with a duty to report air quality in their areas, it has been reported.
Air pollution is linked to an estimated 40,000 early deaths, according to the Royal Colleges of Physicians and of Paediatrics and Child Health – with the problem being labelled an “emergency” by politicians.
Government statistics show 37 out of 43 areas across the UK are exceeding legal European Union limits for key pollutant nitrogen dioxide, much of which comes from diesel engines.