FOI request (FOIR-739505012)

Use of PSPOs and CPNs

Requested Tue 12 August 2025
Responded Thu 16 October 2025

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am requesting the following information relating to use of PSPOs and CPN powers in your local area between 1st January 2020 and 31st December 2024.

1. Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs):

a. How many PSPOs are currently active in your local area?

b. How many were introduced in each year 2020–2024?

c. If available, what behaviours do these PSPOs restrict (for example, busking, begging, loitering, amplification, rough sleeping/sleeping in vehicle, feeding birds/animals, car cruising, making noise, swearing or foul/abusive language, gatherings outside abortion clinics).

d. How many Fixed Penalty Notices were issued for breach of PSPOs in this period?

e. If available, disaggregated data on race, ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status and disability status for PSPOs issued in this period.

2. Community Protection Notices (CPNs):

a. How many CPN warnings and full CPNs were issued annually between 2020–2024?

b. If available, what were the most common reasons for issuing CPNs (for example, bird feeding, barking dogs, begging, shouting/swearing, messy/overgrown gardens, neighbour disputes, repairing vehicles on the road, loitering, bonfires, breach of PSPO, drug use, sex work).

c. How many breaches of CPNs resulted in prosecution or further enforcement?

d. If available, disaggregated data on race, ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status and disability status for CPNs issued in this period.

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Response

Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.

1a. 3

1b.

2020 - 2021 - Gating Order PSPO introduced

2022 - Gating Order PSPO varied, ASB PSPO varied

2023 - Dog PSPO introduced 2024 - Gating Order PSPO varied

1c. This information is available on our website:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/community-safety/pspo/

1d. 69 FPNs issued 2020 to 2024

1e. Information not held

2a.

2020 - 67 CPWs issued, 36 CPNs issued

2021 - 65 CPWs issued, 36 CPNs issued

2022 - 62 CPWs issued, 26 CPNs issued

2023 - 26 CPWs issued, 8 CPNs issued

2024 - 32 CPWs issued, 8 CPNs issued

1b. The most common reasons are connected to street drinking in ASB PSPO areas, aggressive begging, waste accumulations on private land and issues with dogs being out of control and needing to be on a lead.

1c. This has resulted in 87 prosecutions in Magistrates Court.

1d. Information not held.