Public Space Protection Order

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A Public Space Protection Order is an order which bans specific acts in a designated geographical area in the United Kingdom as set out in the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. PSPOs are intended to prevent specific acts which would not otherwise be criminal offences. However, they have been criticised as restricting freedoms.

Examples

Hackney Council attempted to introduce a PSPO which would have banned rough sleeping.

Salford City Council introduced a PSPO covering Salford Quays, which bans acts including swearing.

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea introduced a PSPO "to address the excessive level of noise nuisance, annoyance, danger or risk or harm or injury caused by motor vehicles to members of the public" in Knightsbridge.

References

Public Space Protection Order Wikipedia

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