For support from the public for a Public Space Protection Order to address issues of ASB in the Moseley & Kings Heath area.
A total of 13 responses were received through the Be-Heard consultation. An additional two responses were emailed direct to the ASB Partnerships Manager from local elected members.
Of the 15 responses submitted, 11 responses supported the Order; 2 responses strongly opposed the Order and a further 2 appeared undecided.
Of the 2 responses which opposed the Order, one response objected to the use of this legislation to tackle the behaviours prohibited by the Order. The other response objected to the legislation itself.
Of the 11 responses which supported the Order, 6 responses requested additional prohibitions or areas were added. 3 responses requested further clarification on parts of the Order including whether it could be reviewed and varied; the definition of nuisance, social drinking and encouraging street art.
Of the 2 responses which appeared undecided, these responses requested further clarification of the prohibition – groups congregating. They suggested that the current wording may restrict freedom of association and speech, or target groups of people who are not acting anti-socially.
As a result of the consultation, the following amendments were added:
Following the consultation, the following suggestions were not included in the Order:
A revised version of the Order was subsequently circulated to local elected members and the stakeholder groups, Greener Cleaner Safer Environment Group and Moseley Community Alcohol Partnership. A summary of the consultation findings was also circulated. We requested specific information on whether they felt it addressed the concerns which had been raised. Three further comments were received. All comments were supportive of the revised Order and raised no concerns.
After a great response from both the public and professionals we made a number of amendments to our draft order befor publishing it on 25th September 2016
We are interested in your views.
You may be aware that there has been work amongst partners through the East Birmingham Local Community Safety Partnership (formerly known as the LDG) to address anti-social behaviour caused by unlicenced street drinking. This causes significant concerns for local residents throughout the year, but especially during the summer months. As part of the partnership approach towards this problem, it has been decided to apply for a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) for Moseley & Kings Heath high streets and BID area.
PSPO’s are part of the new ASB legislation which was introduced nationally in October 2014. This new Order provides the Police with additional powers across a defined geographical area to tackle a wide range of anti-social behaviour concerns of local residents. In Moseley & Kings Heath ward, this is being introduced to address unlicenced street drinking related ASB. It will introduce prohibitions for groups of people congregating causing ASB; people behaving antisocially when under the influence of intoxicating substances including drugs, alcohol and legal highs . It also requires any young people to be referred to the Early Intervention Team at Youth Offending who will provide appropriate diversion measures. and people to be referred to Drug & Alcohol rehabilitation services
This Order has been informed by evidence from residents and professionals which demonstrates the scale of the issue for the local community, and we aim for it to be implemented for 12 months.
We are now at the consultation phase for this Order, and which will conclude on Friday 11th March 2016. I have attached a draft of the Order, which provides further information. As part of this, are you able to:
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss further. I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
Oliver Humpidge
Your feedback is important to us and will be used to gauge public support for this approach to tackle ASB at a local level. The information you provide will also be used to help shape the look and feel of the final order.