The Evening Standard report:

Nearly £700,000 worth of lead from the roofs of London schools have been stolen in the past two years.

More than 200 sites, including  primary and special schools, were targeted by criminals.

The scale of the problem was revealed as the Scrap Metal Dealers Act came into force. It requires licensing of  traders and gives police greater powers to investigate “no questions asked” cash deals.

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Matthew Burgess
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I am a journalist and author. I am a journalist at the UK edition of WIRED magazine. In 2015, my first book Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists, was published. My second book Reed Hastings: Building Netflix, was published in March 2020. I created FOI Directory in 2012 and have maintained it in my spare time ever since.