Agenda item
Public Space Protection Order for Shrewsbury Town Centre
Lead Member – Councillor Robert Macey – Portfolio Holder for Planning and Regulatory Services
Report of the Director of Public Health
Contact: Professor Rod Thomson Tel: 01743 252003
Decision:
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 1st 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.
Minutes:
The Portfolio Holder for Planning and Regulatory Services presented a report from the Director of Public Health on the results of the consultation and proposed amendments to the draft Public Spaces Protection Order [PSPO] that was being proposed in response to growing concern and evidence that anti-social behaviour was affecting local businesses, residents, visitors and local agencies within Shrewsbury Town Centre.
Members were in support of the PSPO, the first to be implemented in Shropshire, and requested that a progress report on the efficacy of the Order be made in 12 months’ time.
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 1st 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.
vi) That an update report on the efficacy of the PSPO be made to Cabinet in 12 months’ time.
Supporting documents:
- 10 Public Space Protection Order for Shrewsbury Town Centre, item 20. PDF 122 KB
- 10 Appendix A - Proposed Public Spaces Protection Order., item 20. PDF 1 MB
- 10 Appendix B – ESIIA for proposed PSPO, item 20. PDF 1 MB
- 10 Appendix C - PSPO Baseline Report Oct 16 - Mar 17, item 20. PDF 362 KB
- 10 Appendix D – Online consultation results for the urinating defecating prohibition and effects, item 20. PDF 1 MB
- 10 Appendix E – Online consultation results for the leaving of personal effects prohibition and effects, item 20. PDF 1 MB
- 10 Appendix F – Online consultation results for alcohol and stopping drinking prohibition and effects, item 20. PDF 1 MB
- 10 Appendix G – Online consultation results for dispersal from the public area and effects, item 20. PDF 1 MB
- 10 Appendix H - Single hard copy response to consultation, item 20. PDF 364 KB
- 10 Appendix I – Additional comments received from all survey respondents including officer response and observation, item 20. PDF 2 MB
- 10 Appendix J - Emails received in response to Consultation (redacted), item 20. PDF 128 KB
- 10 Appendix K - Letter from Liberty to Shropshire Council re Shrewsbury PSPO (redacted), item 20. PDF 322 KB
- 10 Appendix L – Officer comments in response to points raised by Liberty - revised format, item 20. PDF 575 KB
- 10 Appendix M - Response from the PCC to the consultation, item 20. PDF 219 KB
- 10 Appendix N – Online respondent’s relationship to Shrewsbury Town Centre, item 20. PDF 346 KB