(Report of Director of Central Services and Monitoring Officer)
The report referred to new duties placed upon the Council under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 to tackle anti-social behaviour, Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) being one of a number of tools for dealing with a nuisance or problem in a particular area. Details were given of a proposed PSPO for Tonbridge and Malling including Borough-wide restrictions and those for particular geographical areas, together with consultation arrangements. It was noted that the results of the consultation would be reported to the Cabinet on 21 March 2017.
It was suggested that the introduction to the consultation document should clarify that the proposed PSPO generally replaced existing enforcement arrangements rather than introducing significant changes.
The Cabinet resolved that:
The proposed Public Spaces Protection Order, as presented at Annex 1 to the report with the amendment to the introduction to the consultation document, be circulated for consultation.