Public space protection order
PSPO warning sign in Knightsbridge, London
A Public Space Protection Order is an order which bans specific acts in a designated geographical area in the United Kingdom as set out in the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. PSPOs are intended to prevent specific acts which would not otherwise be criminal offences. They have been criticised as restricting freedoms and having a disproportionately severe effect on people below the poverty line.[1] As of December 2017, there were 388 active PSPOs in Wales alone.[2]
Examples
- Hackney Council attempted to introduce a PSPO which would have banned rough sleeping.[3] A similar ban was proposed in Newport.[4]
- Salford City Council introduced a PSPO covering Salford Quays, which bans acts including using foul and abusive language.[5] This has been interpreted as response to football fans.[6]
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea introduced a PSPO "to address the excessive level of noise nuisance, annoyance, danger or risk or harm or injury caused by motor vehicles to members of the public" in Knightsbridge.[7]
- Peterborough City Council introduced a PSPO to ban littering, spitting and cycling in specific roads in the centre of Peterborough.[8]
- Kettering Borough Council enacted a curfew banning individuals under 18 from going outside alone between 11pm and 6am.[9]
References
- ↑ Garrett, Bradley (2015-09-08). "PSPOs: the new control orders threatening our public spaces". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- ↑ Wells, Ione (2017-12-09). "Public space orders "make innocent behaviour offences"". BBC. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- ↑ "Public anger mounts over Hackney Council's controversial PSPO". Hackney Citizen. 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- ↑ "Newport rough sleeping ban rejected". BBC. 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- ↑ "Salford Council tries to outlaw swearing at the Quays". ITV News. 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- ↑ Sharma, Sadhvi (2016-03-04). "A swearing ban? Piss off". Spiked Online. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- ↑ Public Spaces Protection Order for Knightsbridge
- ↑ Lamy, Joel (27 October 2017). "CLAMPDOWN: Thousands of fines for littering, spitting and cycling on Bridge Street in Peterborough". Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ↑ O'Connor, Roisin (2016-03-03). "Greater Manchester Council ridiculed for Salford Quays swearing ban". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
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