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ASB powers and enforcement

This request was refused in part, so we didn't provide some of the information the requester asked for. This may include information where we can neither confirm nor deny that we hold it.

Case reference FOI2024/00358

Published 5 March 2024

Request

I would like the following information please:

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 (e.g. public liability insurance, or completion of an application form). If there is an application form, please provide a copy of the form.

Response

I would like the following information please:

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.

A) CPNs = 3

CPWs = 25

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).

A) ASB

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

A) 0

PSPOs

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

A) 0

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

A) 0

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

A) N/A

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).

A) This information is publically available on the Herefordshire Council website and can be viewed via the following link:

https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/business-1/city-town-centre-spaces/2

As such we consider this information to be exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 because it is reasonably accessible to you via other means. Please take this letter as a refusal notice under S17 of the Act.

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

A) A fee of £30.00 is normally required for the space hire, where an organisation brings all their own display facilities.

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.

A) This information is publically available on the Herefordshire Council website and can be viewed via the following link:

https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/business-1/city-town-centre-spaces/2

As such we consider this information to be exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 because it is reasonably accessible to you via other means. Please take this letter as a refusal notice under S17 of the Act.

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