Town centre public space protection order (PSPO)
A PSPO is in place for Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre.
The PSPO conditions include:
- possessing or using an aerosol and/or any item intended to cause defacement within the exclusion zone
- undertaking repairs of vehicles within borough council owned car parks in the exclusion zone other than for urgent breakdown repairs
- using any borough council owned car parks within the exclusion zone as a place to congregate; such car parks are for legitimate parking purposes only
- engaging in behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress within the exclusion zone. Examples include, but are not limited to the following activities:
- congregating in a group of three or more persons within the exclusion zone following a request from an authorised person that such group must disperse
- being verbally abusive to any other person within the exclusion zone
- using or threatening to use violence against any other person within the exclusion zone
- having in their possession open cans, bottles or other unsealed receptacles containing alcoholic beverages (including empty receptacles) within the exclusion zone
- carrying out any form of graffiti on any surface within the exclusion zone
- failing to cease to consume alcohol and/or surrender alcohol when requested to do so by a police officer or other authorised person
- ingesting, inhaling, injecting, smoking or otherwise using intoxicating substances including novel psychoactive substances within the exclusion zone
- persistent and aggressive begging, causing obstruction, harassment and threatening behaviour, which could cause intimidation
- congregating in a group of three or more persons within the exclusion zone following a request from an authorised person that such group must disperse
If any of these conditions are breached an individual may be at risk of being issued a £100 fixed penalty notice (FPN). Failure to pay an FPN may result in referral to the Magistrates Courts.
Exclusion zones
The exclusion zones for Newcastle town centre can be downloaded:
Signage is located in Newcastle town centre.