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Anti-abortion campaigner fined £20k for ‘buffer zone’ breach

07/04/2025

An anti-abortion campaigner has been given a two-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £20,000 to BCP Council for breaching a protest ‘buffer zone’.

Thanet council drops ‘foul language’ ban

23/08/2024

Thanet District Council members have dropped plans to ban the use of ‘foul language’ after free speech activists threatened to take legal action.

Councils issue record number of finds for 'busybody' offences

20/07/2023

Local authorities issued the highest ever number of penalties for anti-social behaviour – or for what have been branded 'busybody' offences – in 2022.

BCP Council proposes barbeque ban

25/01/2023

BCP Council has launched a consultation on proposals to prohibit barbeques in public spaces and other ‘negative behaviours’.

BCP Council bans protests around abortion clinic

12/10/2022

BCP Council has agreed to implement a buffer zone around an abortion clinic in Bournemouth to prevent protestors from harassing women and staff.

Rough sleepers ‘criminalised’ by PSPOs

03/10/2022

People experiencing homelessness are disproportionately criminalised in areas with Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs), a new report reveals.

Safeguarding communities from anti-social behaviour with multi-agency enforcement

05/04/2022

Dyl Kurpil explains how effective Public Spaces Protection Order enforcement can rapidly transform a community, rebuilding trust and reinvigorating local economies.

Councils levy over £1m fines for COVID offences

18/06/2021

Councils have issued over £1m in fines to businesses for COVID offences, an investigation has unveiled.

Councils taking ‘zero tolerance’ approach to community posters

25/11/2019

Nearly half of councils remove all posters put up by community groups, a new investigation has revealed.

Liberty to bring legal challenge against Legal Aid Agency

23/10/2018

A civil liberties group will take the Government to court over its refusal to provide legal aid to those wishing to challenge councils over their use of anti-social behaviour legislation.

Ealing Council is first to approve abortion clinic safe zone

11/04/2018

Ealing has become the first council in the UK to introduce a ‘safe zone’ around an abortion clinic.

Nearly half of councils using powers to ban anti-social behaviour

31/07/2017

More than 100 councils have used new powers to curb a range of anti-social behaviour – from begging to swearing – in a 16-month time period, according to a new report.

Council to use PSPOs to ‘crackdown’ on dog walkers

28/03/2017

A London borough is looking to crackdown on professional dog walkers after complaints dogs are spoiling the area’s parks.

Somerset considers banning drones

22/08/2016

A council in the South West is considering introducing a PSPO in order to ban the use of drones in public places.

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