Public Space Protection Order

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During the teams shift today, Sergeant Brown and PCSO Cumner installed signage provided by Bromley Council Community Safety Team, at hot spots across the ward, including Kings Road recreation ground; Church Road recreation ground skate and cage areas; Sensory garden and Rosehill shops. One of the ward priorities set by your Ward panel, is Anti-Social Behaviour. The PSPO will assist the council and local policing team in addressing any issues.

Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) are powers introduced by local authorities under Section 59 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 to help deal with a particular nuisance or problem in a particular area that is damaging to the local community’s quality of life.

They set out specific conditions on how an area can be used. These conditions apply to everyone and are designed to ensure that you can use and enjoy public spaces safe from anti-social behaviour.

Boroughwide PSPO restrictions

The borough-wide Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) is in place until March 2027 and restricts:

A breach of the order only takes places when an individual refuses to stop drinking or to surrender their alcohol to a police officer or other designated enforcement officer. The same applies to psychoactive substances. All public urination and defaecation is prohibited.

If the PSPO is breached, then a fixed penalty notice of £100 can be issued and non-payment could then lead to a prosecution, with a maximum fine of £1,000 on conviction.