Decision details

Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPO’s) are intended to provide means of preventing individuals or groups committing anti-social behaviour in a public space where the behaviour is having, or likely to have, a detrimental effect on the quality of life of those in the locality; be persistent or continuing in nature and be unreasonable. An order, if granted, gives additional powers to the Council and Police to issue notices to individuals breaching the PSPO by carrying out specific identified types of nuisance.  The initial view is that a district wide consultation will be undertaken for various environmental and dog offences including dog fouling, dogs on lead by direction, prohibition of dogs.

The dog offences are currently controlled by Dog Control Orders but in accordance with the transition provisions in the anti-social behaviour legislation, these must be replaced by a PSPO by 1 October 2017.

To consider the results of the consultation.

(Recommendation to Council)

RESOLVED

(1)  That the making of the Public Spaces Protection Order - Dog Control relating to the behaviours and geographical areas as set out in appendices 1 and 2 to the agenda report be authorised.

(2)  That the Head of Housing and Environment Services be authorised following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment Services to enable minor amendments to be made to the documents in (1) above.