NOTICE OF MAKING A PUBLIC SPACES PROTECTION ORDER

Notice of making a Public Spaces Protection Order under Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014

TAKE NOTICE that:

1. Worcester City Council has carried out the necessary consultation on its proposal to make The Worcester City Council (City Centre) Public Spaces Protection Order 2021 ('the PSPO') in accordance with section 72 of the above Act.



2. The PSPO has now been made in accordance with section 59 of the Act and it comes into force on the 29th March 2021 and will expire on the 28th March 2024.



3. Further information on the content of the Order, penalty levels, maps and exemptions is available at:

community-safety/public-space-protection-orders



4. A copy of the Order has been deposited at the Customer Service Centre 89 High Street Worcester WR1 2EY. Due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic copies of the Order will be available at no charge upon request to

or 01905 722233, where a copy of the Order will be emailed to members of the public or an appointment can be made to collect a copy ot the Order.



5. Under the provisions of section 66 of the Act an interested person may apply to the High Court within 6 weeks from the date that the PSPO is made to question its validity on the grounds that



(a) the local authority did not have the power to make the order or variation, or to include particular prohibitions or requirements imposed by the order (or by the order as varied);



(b) a requirement under Chapter 2 of the Anti­social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 was not complied with in relation to the order.



6. An 'interested person' is defined by section 66(2) of the Act as being an individual who lives in the restricted area or who regularly works in or visits that area.



Dated: 26th March 2021

Georgina Coley, Deputy Monitoring Officer, Worcester City Council