Issue details
Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) renewal
Under the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and
Policing Act 2014 the Council has the power to create a Public
Spaces Protection Order (PSPO). Two PSPOS are requested for the
City of Bath and Midsomer Norton High Street. These PSPOs would be
deployed by the Police and ensure that powers to confiscate alcohol
from a minority of problematic people continue beyond September
2024 when the current Orders will expire. The renewed orders will
last for 3 years until 17th September 2027.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward;
Decision status: For Determination
Wards affected: Bathwick; Combe Down; Kingsmead; Lambridge; Lansdown; Midsomer Norton North; Midsomer Norton Redfield; Moorlands; Newbridge; Odd Down; Oldfield Park; Southdown; Twerton; Walcot; Westmoreland; Weston; Widcombe & Lyncombe;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 16/05/2024
Decision due: 12 Sep 2024 by Cabinet
Lead member: Councillor Tim Ball, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood Services tim_ball@bathnes.gov.uk
Lead director: Director of People & Change
Contact: Samantha Jones, Inclusive Communities Manager Email: Cherry_Bennett@BATHNES.GOV.UK Email: Samantha_Jones@bathnes.gov.uk Tel: 01225 396364.
Consultation process
We're planning on consulting on the
proposed Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) to restrict street
drinking in Bath and Midsomer Norton, including the specific
wording of the orders and the proposed areas to be covered. The
proposed boundaries for the Bath City PSPO are the same as for the
previous PSPO. The proposed boundaries for the Midsomer Norton PSPO
are the same as for the previous PSPO. Consultation is due to take
place after 4th July 2024 (6 weeks).
In summary, the proposed orders would prohibit people from having
alcohol in their possession, care, or control in any public place
in the areas within the red lines on the respective maps, where
they:
are or have been, consuming it, or intend to do so, and
are behaving in a way that is, or is likely to cause, harassment,
alarm, distress, crime, or disorder.
It would not in itself be an offence to drink alcohol in this area,
but it would be an offence to fail to comply with a request by an
authorised officer (for example, a Police Officer) to stop drinking
or hand over their alcohol (including any opened or sealed
containers) in the area covered by the PSPO.
Public spaces are areas where the public or any section of the
public has access to (including areas the public pay to access,
access as their right or virtue of express or implied permission).
This means the proposed PSPO would include public car parks, public
parks, streets and other public spaces.
Consultees
The consultation is open to all, and we
encourage local people, businesses and visitors to Bath and North
East Somerset to respond. Contributions are welcome from
stakeholders responding on behalf of particular groups impacted by
the PSPOs.
EFP Reference: E3542
Background papers
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