Agenda item - Extension of the Romford Town Centre PSPO

Agenda item

Extension of the Romford Town Centre PSPO

Decision:

Cabinet APPROVED:

 

·       The proposed Extension of the Romford Town Centre Public Space Protection Order (PSPO). A copy of the PSPO is set out in Appendix 1 of the report and the Map is shown as Appendix 2.

 

The PSPO contains the following conditions; 

 

o   Persons must not be in possession of an open container of alcohol in a public place within the Alcohol Control Area (save on licensed premises or on a designated area where a pavement licence is in force);

 

o   Persons must not consume alcohol in a public place within the Alcohol Control Area (save on licensed premises (save on licensed premises or on a designated area where a pavement licence is in force);

 

 

·       the procurement, replacement and display of appropriate signage

 

Minutes:

Cabinet considered the report to extend the current Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) in place in Romford Town Centre.

The PSPO was introduced in October 2017. Such Orders were introduced within the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.

The current PSPO is due to expire on 23 October 2020.   Councillor Persaud proposed and recommended to Cabinet to extend the PSPO with the same conditions for a further 3 years.

 

The terms of the PSPO were outlined in the report.  There had been a three-week consultation in relation to this with 139 responses to support the PSPO.

 

Following discussion, Cabinet APPROVED:

 

·       The proposed Extension of the Romford Town Centre Public Space Protection Order (PSPO). A copy of the PSPO is set out in Appendix 1 of the report and the Map is shown as Appendix 2.

 

The PSPO contains the following conditions; 

 

o   Persons must not be in possession of an open container of alcohol in a public place within the Alcohol Control Area (save on licensed premises or on a designated area where a pavement licence is in force);

 

o   Persons must not consume alcohol in a public place within the Alcohol Control Area (save on licensed premises (save on licensed premises or on a designated area where a pavement licence is in force);

 

 

·       the procurement, replacement and display of appropriate signage

 

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