The Portfolio Holder for  Planning and Regulatory Services presented a report from the Director of Public Health detailing the results of the consultation and amendments to the proposed draft Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) for Shrewsbury Town Centre.

RESOLVED:

i)             That, with any necessary amendments, the Local Authority implements the Public Spaces Protection Order as detailed in Appendix A with an effective commencement date of 1^st August 2017.

ii)            That the Authority use Fixed Penalty Notices, in appropriate circumstances, where there is reason to believe that an offence under the Public Space Protection Order has been committed by any person.

iii)           That the level of the Fixed Penalty Notice for a breach of the Public Space Protection Order be set at £75.00 and that if paid within 10 days of the date of the Fixed Penalty Notice a reduced fee of £50.00 will be accepted.

iv)           That the Trading Standards and Licensing Operations Manager be instructed to publish the Public Spaces Protection Order as detailed in Appendix A and cause to be erected notices in accordance with Regulations made under the Anti-social Behaviour and Policing Act 2014.

v)            That, for the purpose of discharging the Public Spaces Protection Order as detailed in Appendix A, the Trading Standards and Licensing Operations Manager publish and cause to be erected notices in accordance with Regulations made under the Anti-social Behaviour and Policing Act 2014.