We are looking to implement a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) in Bolsover and Hillstown following an increase in anti-social and nuisance behaviour.

We are therefore consulting all community representatives/interested parties and welcome any comments and feedback on the Draft Order Bolsover and Hillstown PSPO.

A PSPO is a tool and power given to us under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, and puts conditions in place to deal with persistent and unreasonable conduct by individuals or groups in a public place which is causing harassment, alarm and distress or having a detrimental effect on the local community.

This will be enforced by our officers, police officers and PCSOs. 

The consultation (opens in a new window) will last for six-weeks and closes on Friday 13 September 2024.

We are proposing to impose the following restrictions for the highlighted area on the Bolsover and Hillstown PSPO consultation map:

1. Prohibited Activities - In exercise of its powers under sections 59 and 64 of the Act the effect of this Order is: to prohibit specified things, and specify things to be done within the Restricted Area subject to the relevant exceptions;

A.
(1) An Authorised Officer may require an individual or group to leave the Restricted Area where the Authorised Officer reasonably suspects that the individual or anyone within that group is causing, or is likely to cause, nuisance or disorder, or harassment, alarm and distress to any other person.

(2) An individual, or group required by an Authorised Officer to leave the Restricted Area is:
(i) Prohibited from remaining within the Restricted Area;
(ii) Required to leave the Restricted Area immediately; and
iii) Prohibited from returning to the Restricted Area within 24 hours of being required to leave.

(3) An individual will not breach paragraph A(1) or A(2) above, if they attend a bus-stop within the Restricted Area for the purpose of taking public transport out of the Restricted Area, so long as they are not accompanied by any other person who has also been required to leave the Restricted Area (except for a dependent person).

B.
(1) If an Authorised Officer reasonably suspects that a person who is or has been drinking alcohol in the open air within the Restricted Area is causing or likely to cause a nuisance or disorder, the Authorised Officer may request the person to:
(i) stop drinking alcohol within the Restricted Area; and/or
(ii) hand to the Authorised Officer any container of alcohol in his possession, whether or not it has been opened, and even if it is empty.
(2) A person who has been requested to do either or both of the things referred to at paragraph B1 (i) and B(ii) above, is required to comply with such a request immediately.

C.
No person shall, without reasonable excuse, wear face coverings which conceals or partially conceals their identity in the Restricted Area. For the avoidance of doubt, ‘reasonable excuse’ includes, but is not limited to, religious and health reasons and legal requirements relating to personal protective equipment.

D.
Any person riding a pedal cycle, skateboarding or riding a manual scooter must do so in a careful and considerate manner and must dismount if requested to do so by an Authorised Officer.

E.
No person shall throw anything in the Restricted Area in a manner which is (or may reasonably be perceived to be) intimidating or threatening to any other person.

F.
No person shall urinate or defecate in the Restricted Area other than in a public toilet.

G.
No person shall, without reasonable excuse, spit in the Restricted Area