Issue - meetings

Background:

The report covered the outcomes of the public consultations carried out seeking views on the introduction of a Medway wide PSPO to address anti-social behaviour (ASB) from vehicles. Public Spaces Protection Orders (‘PSPOs’) had been introduced by section 59 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (this section had come into force on 20 October 2014). PSPOs were an order created in relation to areas within the local authority’s jurisdiction, where activities took place that were, or were likely to be, detrimental to the local community’s quality of life. PSPOs imposed conditions or restrictions on people within that area. A Breach of a PSPO was an offence punishable by a fixed penalty notice and/or prosecution in the Magistrates Court.

The report had been previously considered by the Regeneration, Culture and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 13 August 2026, the minutes of which were set out at section 9 of the report.

Since publication of the report the Council’s monitoring officer had advised that this was an executive function and did not need to be referred to Council for a decision.

Reason:

The extension of the PSPOs should help to significantly reduce incidents of relevant anti-social behavior (ASB) in the areas over the long-term and improve the quality of life for residents, visitors and local businesses.