FOI request (FOIR-589420330)

ASB powers and enforcement

Requested Fri 23 February 2024
Responded Tue 19 March 2024

I would like the following information please:

CPNs

1. Please state the number of Community Protection Notices (CPNs) issued by your authority in the period November 2022-October 2023. Please also state the number of Community Protection Warnings (CPWs) issued within this period.

2. If possible, please state the subject of these CPNs/CPWs. For example, by providing the texts, or stating the subject matter of the orders (litter, waste, ASB, and so on).

3. Please state the number of fixed penalty notices (FPNs) issued for the offence of breach of CPN between November 2022 and October 2023.

4. Please state the number of fixed penalty notices (FPNs) issued for the offence of violating a PSPO in the calendar year 2023.

5. Where possible, please state the offences for which these PSPO FPNs were issued (for example, begging, alcohol, dog control, dispersal, and so on).

6. Please state whether these PSPO FPNs were issued by a private company.

Political campaigning in public spaces

7. Please state whether your council has an area in the town centre where people could put up a political stall (for example, a political party, or campaigning organisation).

8. If so, would a fee be required? What is the amount of this fee?

9. Please specify if anything else is required for a political stall (for example, public liability insurance, or completion of an application form). If there is an application form, please provide a copy of the form.

Response

CPNs

1. 9x CPNs for drinking alcohol in a non drinking area and 2x for litter causing a detriment on private land.

2. As above.

3. Nil

4. Nil

5. Not applicable.

6. No

Political campaigning in public spaces

7. No

8. Not applicable.

9. Not applicable.