Section 59 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (the Act) introduced new powers for local authorities to create Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) to tackle crime and disorder and create safer communities.
Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) allow the Council to work with the police to control antisocial behaviour in public places. A PSPO imposes prohibitions or restrictions in a public place to stop people committing antisocial behaviour. Breaking a PSPO is a criminal offence, which can result in a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) of £100, or a fine of up to £1,000 if prosecuted.
Current PSPOs
Following a public consultation, three PSPOs were issued across Broxbourne from July 2020 onwards.
The Control of Dogs
- picking up faeces
- excluding dogs from certain areas and playgrounds
Public Consumption of Intoxicating Liquor
- control of alcohol consumption
- not to urinate or defecate in public
- restriction of alcohol in certain areas
Vehicle Related Anti-Social Behaviour
- riding a motorbike, quad bike, scrambler, mini-moto or other mechanically propelled vehicle in a manner deemed by an Authorised Person to be anti-social and is, or is likely to be, causing nuisance, alarm, harassment or distress to any other person
- doughnutting - driving around in a repetitive manner, for example in a figure of eight
- hand brake turns - using the handbrake to turn the vehicle
- drifting - use of the accelerator when going into a bend causing the tail end of the vehicle to slide
- wheel spinning - use of the accelerator when the vehicle is stationary and before releasing the handbrake causing the wheels of the car to spin and noise and/or smoke to be produced
- revving of engine(s) (as to cause a nuisance)
- repeated sudden and rapid acceleration (as to cause a nuisance)
- racing
- performing stunts (as to cause a nuisance)
- sounding horns (as to cause a public nuisance)
- playing music in a motor vehicle (as to cause a public nuisance)
- using threatening, intimidating behaviour towards another person
- dropping litter from a motor vehicle
PSPOs in full and associated maps
You can download and view the PSPOs and the associated maps for designated areas as PDF documents below.