Issue - meetings

Report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place)

The Cabinet considered a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place), which detailed the response to public consultation on a new city wide Public Space Protection Order (PSPO).

The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 gained Royal Assent in April 2014.  The PSPO provision had been in operation since 20th October 2014 and were intended to provide a means of preventing individuals or groups committing anti-social behaviour in a public space where the behaviour was having, or likely to have, a detrimental effect on the quality of life of those in the locality; be persistent or continuing in nature; and be unreasonable.

The proposed City Wide PSPO would continue the current restrictions regarding the consumption of alcohol in public under the Designated Public Places Order, as well as allowing officers to use their discretion to seize unopened vessels of alcohol and canisters of nitrous oxide gas.  The Order would also make being in possession of an off road bike, or similar vehicle, an offence unless that individual had the correct insurance for being on public roads and the express permission of the landowner when on private land.  Full details of the Order were set out in Appendix 1 of the report submitted.

On the 4^th July 2017, permission was obtained from the Cabinet to consult on a new city wide PSPO.  The report indicated that 210 people had replied to the consultation, which had received unanimous support.  A summary of the responses was set out in Appendix 3 of the report.  There had been some slight amendments to the proposed Order in light of comments received in the consultation process.

RESOLVED that the Cabinet:-

1.  Approve the wording of the proposed Public Space Protection Order and the suggested area to be covered by the Order, as set out in Appendices 1 and 2 of the report.

2.  Authorise officers to bring the Order into effect at the earliest practicable date.