Public Space Protection Orders and Community Protection Notices

About Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) and current PSPOs in West Berkshire, as well as the Community Protection Notice (CPN) protocol.

What PSPOs are

Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) are designed to stop individuals or groups committing antisocial behaviour in a public place. They are intended to deal with a particular nuisance or problem in a specific area that is harmful to the local community's quality of life. The behaviour must be ongoing or happening regularly and be unreasonable.

A PSPO restricts antisocial behaviours in a specific area. Police officers and police community support officers (PCSO's) can order anyone committing the restricted behaviour to stop and leave the restricted area. Going against the order is a criminal offence.

Under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPO) replaced Gating Orders, Dog Control Orders and Designated Public Place Orders.

Current PSPOs

Newbury town centre

A PSPO is currently in place for Newbury town centre. The current order has been varied and extended for a further three years.

Read about the Newbury PSPO and the background information here.

View the order, varied and extended order and map below:

Thatcham town centre

A PSPO is currently in place for Thatcham town centre. The current order has been extended for a further three years.

Icon for pdf Read about the Thatcham PSPO and the background information here [624KB] .

View the order, the extended order and map below:

Pangbourne Meadows

A PSPO is currently in place for Pangbourne Meadows.

Icon for pdf Read about the Pangbourne Meadows PSPO and the background information here [987KB] .

View the order and map below:

Previous PSPOs

The PSPO at Speen Lodge Court has been discharged. You can Icon for doc view the Speen Lodge Court discharge notice here [13KB] .

Community Protection Notice (CPN) Protocol

Community Protection Notices (CPNs) are intended to deal with unreasonable, ongoing problems or nuisances which negatively affect a community's quality of life, by targeting the person responsible. A CPN can direct any individual over the age of 16, business or organisation responsible to do or stop doing something in order to prevent the problem. A CPN could also require the person responsible to take reasonable steps to make sure it does not happen again.

We have a Icon for pdf Community Protection Notice Protocol [547KB] which explains the procedure for the serving of CPNs under Part 4 of The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, by West Berkshire Council and partner agencies who are able to issue CPNs within the council area.