FI14536

Request

CPNs

1. Please state the number of Community Protection Notices (CPNs) issued by your authority in the period November 2022-October 2023. Please also state the number of Community Protection Warnings (CPWs) issued within this period.

2. If possible, please state the subject of these CPNs/CPWs - for example, by providing the texts, or stating the subject matter of the orders (e.g. Litter, waste, ASB).

3. Please state the number of fixed penalty notices (FPNs) issued for the offence of breach of CPN between November 2022-October 2023.

PSPOs

4. Please state the number of fixed penalty notices (FPNs) issued for the offence of violating a PSPO in the calendar year 2023.

5. Where possible, please state the offences for which these PSPO FPNs were issued (eg begging, alcohol, dog control, dispersal).

6. Please state whether these PSPO FPNs were issued by a private company (Y/N).

Political campaigning in public spaces

7. Please state whether your council has an area in the town centre where people could put up a political stall (for example, a political party or campaigning organisation).

8. If so, would a fee be required? What is the amount of this fee?

9. Please specify if anything else is required for a political stall (eg public liability insurance, or completion of an application form). If there is an application form, please provide a copy of the form.

Response

CPNs

 

  1. 5 CPNs and 3 CPWs.
  2. These CPNs were served in response to accumulations of litter and refuse. The CPWs were issued for ASB – Behaviour stopped after CPW Issued, Depositing Bodily Fluids on a Daily Basis and ASB - Behaviour stopped after CPW Issued and ASB - Behaviour stopped after CPW Issued
  3. None.

 

PSPOs

 

  1. 31.  Kent Police issue FPNs for Community Safety matters and therefore you will need to contact Kent Police for this information.
  2. These were served for matters relating to dog control (the 31 mentioned above).
  3. No.

 

Political campaigning in public spaces

 

  1. No.
  2. Not applicable.
  3. Political stalls are not permitted to hire space in town centre.