Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director Net Zero Exeter & City Management.

RECOMMENDED that Council approve:-

(1)        the renewal of the Public Space Protection Order (PSPO), on the existing boundaries as shown in Appendix A of the report presented to the meeting, for a further one year period from the commencement date of 20 June 2021;

(2)        delegated power being given to the Service Lead - Environmental Health and Community Safety to authorise staff within the Environmental Health and Community Safety Service to be able to enforce the prohibitions of the PSPO; and

(3)        the continuation of the current policy of funding received from fixed penalty notices issued for a breach of any PSPO to be ring-fenced for initiatives to address anti-social behaviour and that the Exeter Community Safety Partnership continue to administer the funding.

The Executive received the report on the renewal of the Public Spaces Protection Order 2017 (PSPO) which was due to expire on the 20 June 2021, for a further year, following a review and consultation.

Members noted the data from the Police logs Exeter Business Against Crime Partnership on the anti-social behaviour complaints and the impact they were having on the quality of life of residents.

Particular reference was made to letters of support from the Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner and the Chief Constable Devon and Cornwall Police.

Councillor K. Mitchell, speaking as a group leader, welcomed the report.

RECOMMENDED that Council approve:-

(1)        the renewal of the Public Space Protection Order (PSPO), on the existing boundaries as shown in Appendix A of the report presented to the meeting, for a further one year period from the commencement date of 20 June 2021;

(2)        delegated power being given to the Service Lead - Environmental Health and Community Safety to authorise staff within the Environmental Health and Community Safety Service to be able to enforce the prohibitions of the PSPO; and

(3)        the continuation of the current policy of funding received from fixed penalty notices issued for a breach of any PSPO to be ring-fenced for initiatives to address anti-social behaviour and that the Exeter Community Safety Partnership continue to administer the funding.