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Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) 2024 formal consultation - Online survey

You have until midnight 27 May 2024 to submit your feedback to the Public Space Protection orders consultation. Please note representations received after 12 midnight on 27 May 2024 cannot be accepted.

If you would like to make additional comments regarding the Public Space Protection orders this can be done in writing to:

Community Safety (PSPO)

Ashfield District Council,

Council Offices

Urban Road

Kirkby in Ashfield,

Nottinghamshire, East Midlands

NG17 8DA

or by e-mail addressed to PSPO@ashfield.gov.uk.

 

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1. Do you want the council to issue fixed penalty notices to people who do not pick up after their dog?


2. Do you want the council to issue fixed penalty notices to people who do not carry a suitable receptacle so they can pick up after their dog?


3. Do you want the council to have authorisation to ask a dog owner to put their dog on a lead when the officer believes the dog is out of control and issue a fixed penalty notice if they don’t comply?


4. Do you think dogs should be excluded from entering enclosed children’s play areas or sporting areas i.e. tennis courts on parks and issue a fixed penalty notice to the owner if they don’t comply?


5. Do you think there should be restrictions in place that no more than 6 dogs should be walked at any one time by one person and a fixed penalty notice issued if the owner won’t comply?


6. Do you think dogs should be on a lead in pedestrian areas including, town centres, pavements and in cemeteries and a fixed penalty notice issued if the owner won’t comply?


7. Do you think the Council should be able to confiscate alcohol from street drinkers and issue a fixed penalty if they won’t hand it over?


8. Do you think the Council should be able to issue a fixed penalty notice to someone who urinates or defecates in the street? (excluding young children for instance)


9. Do you think the council should be able to ask someone to leave an area who is causing a nuisance and annoyance and issue a fixed penalty notice if they don’t comply?


10. Do you think the Council and Police should be provided with additional powers to tackle vehicle nuisance?


11. Do you think the Council and Police should be provided with additional powers to tackle street harassment including inappropriate behaviour towards Women and Girls in public?


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