Aylesbury Vale Parks and Open Spaces Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) consultation 2022

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We asked

Public Spaces Protection Orders are aimed at ensuring public spaces can be enjoyed free from anti-social behaviour. They provide us with legal powers to deal with a particular nuisance or problem in a defined area.

We asked for views on how the PSPO was addressing anti-social behaviour in the area and whether the PSPO should be extended for a further 3 years.

The consultation ran from 27 June to 25 July 2022.

You said

We received 7 responses to the consultation.

100% agreed with extension of the PSPO.

14% thought there was a problem with alcohol-related anti-social behaviour in the parks listed, 71% didn’t know.
14% thought there was a problem with anti-social use of mechanically propelled vehicles in the parks listed, 71% didn’t know.

For more information, please see the consultation findings report (PDF 0.83MB).

We did

On 5 October 2022, the Deputy Leader, on behalf of the Leader, of Buckinghamshire Council agreed to extend the Aylesbury Vale Parks and Open Spaces Public Spaces Protection Order for a further 3 years.

Overview

We want to hear your views on our proposal to extend an existing Public Spaces Protection Order in parks / open spaces in the Aylesbury Vale area of Buckinghamshire.

We have a key role to play in helping make local places safe to live, visit and work in. Tackling anti-social behaviour continues to be a high priority for us and our partners.

It is key that we address and reduce these issues from occurring, by consulting with members of the public and other key stakeholders.

We want to hear from residents and organisations in the Aylesbury Vale area of Buckinghamshire as well as those who the visit parks or open spaces in Aylesbury Vale.

Information about Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs):

What is a PSPO? More Information

Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) are intended to deal with a particular nuisance or problem in a specific area that is detrimental to the local community’s quality of life. This is achieved by imposing conditions on the use of that area, which apply to everyone.

Councils can use PSPOs to prohibit specified activities, and / or require certain things to be done by people engaged in particular activities, within a defined public area.

A single PSPO can be used to target a range of different anti-social behaviour issues. A PSPO can last for up to three years, after which it must be reviewed.

What can PSPOs be used for? More Information

PSPOs can be used to restrict a broad range of activities.

Under section 59 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, local authorities must be satisfied on reasonable grounds that the activity subject to an Order:

has a detrimental effect on the quality of life of those in the locality (or it is likely that activities will take place and have such an effect)
is (or is likely to be) persistent or continuing in nature
is (or is likely to be) unreasonable;
justifies the restrictions being imposed.

How are PSPOs enforced? More Information

Authorised officers from Buckinghamshire Council and the Police will be able to enforce the restrictions and requirements of a PSPO. This can include issuing Fixed Penalty Notices.

The Fixed Penalty Notice for a breach of a PSPO is £60 if paid within 10 days, and £100 if paid within 14 days.

Aylesbury Vale Parks and Open Spaces Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO)

The Aylesbury Vale Parks and Open Spaces PSPO was introduced on 20 October 2017 to address anti-social behaviour in the public place.

The PSPO was varied on 9 September 2019 to address anti-social use of mechanically propelled vehicles in three of the parks / open spaces.

The PSPO addresses the following types of anti-social behaviour:

The consumption of alcohol and anti-social behaviour associated with the consumption of alcohol, taking place in the public place
The use of mechanically propelled vehicles in a way that has caused or may be capable of causing nuisance and / or annoyance anywhere within the public place

Anyone continuing to carry out any of the above activities in the restricted areas is committing an offence.

The areas of the PSPO are outlined below and in the the Aylesbury Vale Parks and Open Spaces PSPO document.

Restricted areas of the Aylesbury Vale Parks and Open Spaces PSPO More Information

The PSPO addresses alcohol-related anti-social behaviour in the following parks / open spaces:

Alfred Rose Memorial Park
Bateman Drive
Bedgrove Park and Spinney
Carlton Close
Aylesbury Cemetery
Dunsham Park
The Coppice
Cottesloe Open Space
Denby Walk and Victoria Park
Backwater Drive Open Space
Edinburgh and Walton Court Playing Fields
Walton Court Centre
Elm Green
Haddington Way
Haydon Hill
Riverside Walk
Bowlers Field
Oakfield Road
Vale Park
Somerville Way
Simpson Place
Waivers Way
Whitehill

The PSPO addresses the anti-social use of mechanically propelled vehicles in the following parks / open spaces:

Alfred Rose Memorial Park
Bedgrove Park and Spinney
Edinburgh and Walton Court Playing Fields

For full details and conditions of the Order, please see the Aylesbury Vale Parks and Open Spaces PSPO document (PDF 3.07MB).

The PSPO was extended for a further two years from 16 October 2020.

What we are proposing / consulting on

We are proposing to extend the Aylesbury Vale Parks and Open Spaces Public Spaces Protection Order for a further three years.

An extension is being proposed to prevent:

Occurrence or re-occurrence of the activities identified in the Order, or
An increase in the frequency or seriousness of the activities identified in the Order

If not extended, the Aylesbury Vale Parks and Open Spaces PSPO will expire on 15 October 2022.

We want to hear your views on how the PSPO is addressing anti-social behaviour in the area and whether you think the PSPO should be extended.

How to have your say

You can tell us your views in one of the following ways:

Complete the online survey using the link at the end of the page
Complete, and return, the printed version of the survey (PDF 0.20MB)
Email us at anti-social-behaviour@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Write to us at Aylesbury Vale Parks and Open Space PSPO consultation 2022, Community Safety Team, Buckinghamshire Council, Walton Street Offices, Walton Street, Aylesbury, HP20 1UA

If you have any questions about this activity, please email us anti-social-behaviour@buckinghamshire.gov.uk or phone us on 0300 131 6000.

Please tell us your views by midnight on Monday 25 July 2022.

What happens next

We will review and consider the consultation responses.

The decision whether to extend the Aylesbury Vale Parks and Open Spaces Public Spaces Protection Order will be made before the end of October 2022.

Privacy

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If you have questions about data and privacy, please email us on dataprotection@buckinghamshire.gov.uk. Or write to our Data Protection Officer at Buckinghamshire Council, The Gateway, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury, HP19 8FF.

Areas

Aylesbury
Buckingham and Villages
Haddenham and Waddesdon
Wendover
Wing and Ivinghoe
Winslow and Villages

Interests

Communities
Crime & community safety

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