Issue details

Guildford Town Centre Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO)

To carry out a borough wide public consultation to gather information on anti-social behaviour experienced by those who visit, work, or live in the Guildford brough.

 

Results of the consultation will feed directly into the PSPO review and help to establish whether the current town centre PSPO should be amended under section 60 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and how.

 

Consultations:

a)        Councillor Joss Bigmore

Councillor Julia McShane

Councillor Dennis Booth
Councillor Tom Hunt
Councillor Angela Goodwin
Councillor John Rigg
Councillor Maddy Redpath
Councillor John Redpath

Councillor Caroline Reeves

Councillor Cait Taylor

 

Relevant Lead and Ward Councillors have been consulted about the PSPO review project and notified of the public consultation, with no objections received.

 

a)      Bridget Peplow (Legal)
Justine Fuller (Regulatory Services)
Mike Smith (Regulatory Services)
Fin Wakefield (Park Rangers)

Matt Cross (Communications)

Relevant GBC officers have been consulted about the PSPO review project and notified of the public consultation, with no objections received.

 

 

b)      James Whiteman- Chair Safer Guildford Partnership

             Surrey Police
             Experience Guildford

             PSPO Focus Group

             The Safer Guildford Partnership Executive

             Joint Action Group

 

Relevant partners have been consulted about the PSPO review project and notified of the public consultation, with no objections received.           

 

 

Decision type: Non-key

Decision status: Deleted

Wards affected: Christchurch; Friary & St Nicolas; Holy Trinity;

Notice of proposed decision first published: 15/10/2020

Decision due: 23 Nov 2021 by Executive

Lead director: Joint Strategic Director - Transformation and Governance

Consultation process

(a) Relevant Lead Councillor(s):Joss Bigmore, Leader of the Council, Caroline Reeves, Deputy Leader of the Council
Julia McShane, Lead Member for Community
Comments:Lead Councillors were consulted and support the decision. The Safer Guildford Partnership Executive were consulted and support the decision.
(b) Local Ward Councillor(s):Holy Trinity, John Redpath, John Rigg, Maddy Redpath, Friary and St Nicolas, Caroline Reeves, Angela Goodwin, Tom Hunt, Christchurch, Joss Bigmore, Dennis Booth
Comments:Ward Councillors were consulted and support the decision.
(c) Officers (state names):Siobhan Kennedy, Housing Advice Manager, Chris Wheeler, Waste, Parking and Fleet Services
Manager, Gary Kirk, Street Scenes Operations Manager, Mike Smith, Licensing Team Leader, Fin Wakefield, Lead Ranger

Comments:Relevant officers were consulted and support the decision. Please refer to the supporting statements in Appendix 2 of the accompanying PSPO Proposal.

Source of authority to take decision: Paragraph 13, page 3-71 Constitution. Fleet and Waste Services Manager – To exercise the Council’s functions under the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime & Policing Act 2014, including (d) implementing public space protection orders. Paragraph 1 – Notes on Delegation. Any power conferred on a subordinate officer shall be exercisable by the Managing Director.

Decisions