Plans to extend Public Space Protection Orders to tackle anti-social behaviour in Pontefract and Castleford

By Leanne Clarke
Published 1st Nov 2023, 09:29 BST
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Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) in Pontefract and Castleford town centres are set to be extended to continue tackling anti-social behaviour.

The legal order gives Wakefield Council and West Yorkshire Police additional powers to issue a fixed penalty notice of up to £100 in specific circumstances.

This applies to anyone who fails to agree to a request to stop drinking or surrender alcohol in a controlled drinking zone.

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Fines can also be given to someone who is already under a PSPO and breaches the requirements of that order.

The legal order gives Wakefield Council and West Yorkshire Police additional powers to issue a fixed penalty notice, of up to £100, in specific circumstances.The legal order gives Wakefield Council and West Yorkshire Police additional powers to issue a fixed penalty notice, of up to £100, in specific circumstances.
The legal order gives Wakefield Council and West Yorkshire Police additional powers to issue a fixed penalty notice, of up to £100, in specific circumstances.

Coun Maureen Cummings, Cabinet Member for Communities, Poverty and Health, said: “The current PSPOs are having a positive impact and I know that local residents and businesses are very much in favour of the extension.

“We need to send out a clear message that anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated and extending the PSPOs provides us with additional powers to tackle this issue.”