Consultation to Renew Cheltenham's Public Spaces Protection Order 2020

Overview

Consultation to renew Cheltenham's Public Spaces Protection Order 2020

Prohibition of alcohol consumption and Obligations on persons with dogs

Section 61 (1b) of the Antisocial Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014

Draft 2023 Public Spaces Protection Order - Consultation Copy

Cheltenham Borough Council is consulting on a proposal to renew and extend the existing Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) Cheltenham 2020 in relation to the prohibition of alcohol consumption and obligations on persons with dogs.

The Existing PSPO is available here.

Justification for extension

Data from 2020 – 2023 (justification for order) of incidents reported

• Dogs related offences – 272
• ASB related offences – 101
• Alcohol related offences – 5
• Litter related offences - 345

Data from 2020 – 2023 (justification for order) of (FPN) fines issued –

• Dogs related offences – 3
• ASB related offences – 0
• Alcohol related offences – 0
• Litter related offences - 27

Complaint and incident data from the last two years which has been recorded by Cheltenham Borough Council is outlined below:

Data recorded by Cheltenham Borough Council for borough wide

Although the data above suggests the recorded issues in public spaces are relatively few, a large proportion of these issues are primarily reported to the police in the first instance.

The existence of the order being in place controls and justifies any potential escalation of behaviours, and encourages and requires proactive patrols and partnership working approach to enforce the order effectively.

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