Order renewed in Hinckley and Bosworth

Rules that help tackle anti-social behaviour in public areas have been renewed.

Councillors voted unanimously to renew the Public Space Protection Order for a further three years.

It's after the public supported it in a consultation held in the autumn of last year. 

First introduced in the borough in 2016, the PSPO is a measure created by the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and intended to deal with activities carried out in a public space that have a detrimental effect on the local community’s quality of life. 

A breach of the PSPO can result in a £100 fixed penalty fine. More serious offences can lead to prosecution with a maximum fine of £1,000.

Councillor Michael Mullaney, Executive Member responsible for Community Safety, said: "The updated and renewed powers given by the PSPO will ensure our main priorities of tackling anti-social behaviour can be enforced. We are also pleased that individual parishes have also identified and targeted specific areas to incorporate in the order.  It is just a small part of the work, which is going on all the time to make the borough a safe place that people will want to live, work and visit."

Councillor Bill Crooks, Executive Member responsible for Street Scene Services, Parks and Open Spaces added: "Parks and open spaces are there for everybody’s enjoyment, but some activities and behaviour can create a nuisance to other park users. After consulting with our residents we’ve now identified the real nuisance behaviour and effectively banned it which will make all of our parks and open spaces more enjoyable for everyone to use."