Lead Member – Councillor J Barrow – Portfolio Holder for Communities, Waste and Regulatory Services

Report of the Director of Public Health

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RESOLVED:

i)             That the position detailed in the report be accepted;

ii)            That the Shrewsbury Town Centre Public Spaces Protection Order (No.1) 2017, as detailed in Appendix A to the report, remain in effect in accordance with the provisions of the said Order.

The Portfolio Holder for Communities, Waste and Regulatory Services presented a report from the Director of Public Health that provided an update on the Shrewsbury Town Centre Public Spaces Protection Order (No.1) 2017 after its initial twelve month period of operation.

Responding to comments by a local Member, the Portfolio Holder stated that consideration would be given to the possibility of extending the Order to fringe areas of the town centre that were now being frequented by those with drug/alcohol issues that had moved from areas currently covered by the Order.  Cabinet noted that the Order was not targeting the rough sleeping community in the town centre but there was an expectation that they would adhere to the same behavioural standards as other people in the town centre.

RESOLVED:

i)             That the position detailed in the report be accepted;

ii)            That the Shrewsbury Town Centre Public Spaces Protection Order (No.1) 2017, as detailed in Appendix A to the report, remain in effect in accordance with the provisions of the said Order.