Buckinghamshire Council has launched a public consultation on four Public Safety Protection Orders (PSPOs) that are currently under review across the county.
PSPOs are introduced to a specific area when a particular nuisance or problem becomes detrimental to the local community’s quality of life. This is achieved by imposing conditions in that area, which apply to everyone.
PSPOs can prohibit specified activities and can be used to target a range of different anti-social behaviour issues. A PSPO can last for a maximum of three years, after which it must be reviewed.
In line with legal requirements, the council is reviewing the four PSPOs with the aim of gauging their effectiveness and to assess whether there is still a need for them to be in place.
The four PSPOs under review, and the activities they seek to address/restrict in that area are (click link for full details):
Steve Bowles, Cabinet Member for Communities said: "These consultations are an opportunity for anyone who has an interest in any of these areas to say if they would like the PSPOs to remain in place or not.
"Tackling anti-social behaviour continues to be a high priority for the council and our partners. It is important to us that people are given the opportunity to comment and so I would encourage anyone with an interest to take just a few minutes to take part in the consultation."
The consultations are open until Monday 28 November.
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