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      PSPO

      Requested Wed 03 October 2018
      Responded Wed 31 October 2018

      1. Since October 2014 has the council introduced a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) which prohibits begging? If so, please specify the number of PSPOs and the date they were implemented.
      2. If PSPOs have been introduced by the council since October 2014 how many fixed penalty notices (FPNs) have been issued in regards to begging? If possible, please provide a breakdown per calendar year, including 2018.
      3. Of the FPNs issued in regards to begging how many have been paid? If possible, please provide a breakdown per calendar year, including 2018.

      Response

      Q1 - In June 2017 Hastings Borough Council introduced a Borough wide prohibition on aggressive begging as part of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 The Public Spaces Protection Order

      Q2 - 1 FPN has been issued so far for aggressive begging in October 2018

      Q3 - This 1 FPN has not yet been paid

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