48 Eastbourne Public Spaces Protection (Anti-social Driving) Order 2022 PDF 871 KB
Report of Director of Service Delivery
Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Rebecca Whippy
Decision:
(Key decision):
(1) To approve, as a draft only, the Public Spaces Protection Order (the Order) as set out at Appendix B to the report.
(2) To delegate authority to the Director of Service Delivery:
i. to carry out statutory consultation on the draft Order;
ii. if necessary, to amend the draft Order in light of consultation responses and seek approval from the Lead Cabinet Member for Disabilities and Community Safety;
iii. to make and publicise the definitive Order in accordance with relevant legislation;
iv. to put in place arrangements, including with external parties, to enforce the Order; and
v. to keep the Order under review; to bring to Cabinet any variation considered necessary to the Order during its three-year term; and at the end of that term extend the period for which it has effect, if considered necessary on statutory grounds.
Minutes:
The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Service Delivery, enabling it to consider a proposal to introduce a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) to address the incidence of anti-social driving in several locations across Eastbourne.
The Director of Service Delivery confirmed that Sussex Police had confirmed that they would be able to provide the level of enforcement required, should the Order be implemented.
Resolved (Key decision):
(1) To approve, as a draft only, the Public Spaces Protection Order (the Order) as set out at Appendix B to the report.
(2) To delegate authority to the Director of Service Delivery:
i. to carry out statutory consultation on the draft Order;
ii. if necessary, to amend the draft Order in light of consultation responses and seek approval from the Lead Cabinet Member for Disabilities and Community Safety;
iii. to make and publicise the definitive Order in accordance with relevant legislation;
iv. to put in place arrangements, including with external parties, to enforce the Order; and
v. to keep the Order under review; to bring to Cabinet any variation considered necessary to the Order during its three-year term; and at the end of that term extend the period for which it has effect, if considered necessary on statutory grounds.
Reason for decisions:
To address the incidence of anti-social driving in a number of locations across Eastbourne.