{"id":15963,"date":"2017-06-28T16:02:02","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T15:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=15963"},"modified":"2017-06-27T17:47:55","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T16:47:55","slug":"lga-guidance-on-introducing-public-space-protection-orders-pspos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=15963","title":{"rendered":"LGA guidance on introducing Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs)\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Local Government Association (LGA) has issued guidance on the issues local areas should consider where they are contemplating introducing a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO).<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The LGA writes:<\/p>\n<p>The Local Government Association issued guidance on 19 June 2017 on the issues local areas should consider where they are contemplating introducing a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO). PSPOSs were introduced in 2014 and are intended to ensure public spaces can be enjoyed free from anti-social behaviour. However, they have proved controversial in some cases, particularly where they have provisions in relation to rough sleeping.<\/p>\n<p>The guidance\u2026 covers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Legislative background;<\/li>\n<li>Overview of PSPOs;<\/li>\n<li>Using PSPOs: choosing the right tool.<\/li>\n<li>Introducing a PSPO: activity subject to an order \u2013 overview; appropriate restrictions; limitations; area subject to an order; displacing behaviour; order exemptions; assessing potential impact and the Equality Act 2010; duration of PSPOs.<\/li>\n<li>Supporting evidence and consultation: consultation approaches; additional requirements for PSPOs restricting public rights of way; consultation outcomes; further evidence.<\/li>\n<li>Political accountability, scrutiny and sign-off.<\/li>\n<li>Enforcement and implementation: enforcement protocols; fixed penalty notices; publication and communication; legal challenge; extension, variation and discharge; existing designated public place orders, gating orders and dog control orders; evaluating impact.<\/li>\n<li>The LGA said its guidance should be read in conjunction with the Home Office\u2019s statutory guidance on the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Red more at <a href=\"http:\/\/localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=31559%3Alga-issues-guidance-on-introducing-public-space-protection-orders&amp;catid=55&amp;Itemid=23\">Local Government Lawyer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Local Government Association (LGA) has issued guidance on the issues local areas should consider where they are contemplating introducing a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15963"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15965,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15963\/revisions\/15965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}