Purpose

To renew and / or extend the following
PSPOs:

Southend Town Centre PSPO
Leigh PSPO
Car Cruise PSPO
Dog Control PSPO
Southend Seafront and adjoining areas PSPO

Content

The Cabinet considered a report
of the Executive Director (Environment and Place) presenting the 5
current Public Spaces Protection Orders (listed below) for renewal,
taking into consideration the results of the statutory consultation
and further evidence.
 

Southend Town Centre
PSPO
Leigh
PSPO
Car Cruise
PSPO
Dog Control
PSPO
Southend Seafront and
adjoining areas PSPO

 
Resolved:
 
1. That the renewal and
variation of the Public Spaces Protection Order (Southend City
Centre, Seafront and Adjoining Areas) No 2 of 2022 (“the 2022
PSPO”), as set out at Appendix 1 to the submitted report, be
approved and the PSPO area be extended to include London Road,
Westcliff from the junction with West Road through to the junction
with North Road/Milton Road due to displacement from Hamlet Court
Road.
 
2. That the early renewal of
the Public Spaces Protection Order (Leigh-on-Sea and Chalkwell Seafront and Adjoining Areas) No 2 of
2024 (“the 2024 PSPO”), as set out at Appendix 2 to the
report, so that it coincides with the renewal cycle of the other
Southend-on-Sea City Council PSPOs, be approved.
 
3. That the early renewal of
the Public Spaces Protection Order (Car Cruise) No 1 of 2023
(“the 2023 PSPO”), as set out at Appendix 3 to the
report, so that it coincides with the renewal cycle of the other
Southend City Council PSPOs, be approved.
 
4. That the early renewal of
the Southend-on-Sea City Council (Dog Control) Public Spaces
Protection Order No 1 of 2024 (“the 2024 PSPO”), as set
out at Appendix 4 to the report, so that it coincides with the
renewal cycle of the other Southend City Council PSPOs, be
approved.
 
5. That the renewal of the
Southend-on-Sea City Council (Southend Seafront and Adjoining
Areas) No 3 Public Spaces Protection Order of 2022 (“the 2022
PSPO”), as set out at Appendix 5 to the report, be
approved.
 
Reasons for
decisions:
 
1. To align the PSPO renewal
cycles to reduce unnecessary duplication and repeated
administration.
 
2. The renewal will enable the
continued and necessary control of relevant matters relating to
anti-social behaviour and the ability for officers to issue Fixed
Penalty Notices where breaches of the Order are witnessed and those
responsible are identified.
 
Other options:
 
1. Not to renew the current
PSPOs. This would result in the current PSPOs expiring at their
individual expiry dates, and the associated enforcement powers
would no longer be available to Essex Police and the
Council’s authorised officers for tackling ASB in the
restricted areas.
 
2. To renew the 5 separate
PSPOs individually. This would result in at least one PSPO being
renewed each year with the associated administration and burden on
Officer time.
 
Note: This is an Executive
Function
Not eligible for
call-in
Cabinet Member: Cllr
Terry