Bassetlaw District Council has secured Criminal Behaviour Orders against two men caught drinking and being anti-social on the streets of Worksop, banning them from certain areas of the town.
The orders were granted at Mansfield Magistrates Court after Jonathan Brindley and Kevin Roe, both from 11 Queen Street, Worksop, breached the town centre’s Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) more than 30 times between February and August this year.
The Criminal Behaviour Order was granted for a period of 36 months, to last until September 2027.
The PSPO targets anti-social behaviour such as drinking alcohol on the street, causing a nuisance, harassment, alarm, or distress.
Both men pleaded guilty to offences under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 at Mansfield Magistrates Court on 5th September 2024, and under the Criminal Behaviour Orders they MUST NOT:
- Act or incite others to act in an anti-social manner, that is to say, a manner that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of the same household.
- Consume alcohol in a public place, other than a premise that is licenced to serve alcohol pursuant to Licensing Act 2003.
- Be under the influence of alcohol in any public place.
- Display behaviors which an Officer of Bassetlaw District Council or Nottinghamshire Police believes are attributed to being under the influence of any illegal substance.
- Congregate in a group of three or more people acting in a manner which is likely to cause any person to fear for their safety.
Roe must also not enter Central Avenue in Worksop, while Brindley must not breach an exclusion zone which includes the majority of Worksop Town Centre.
Cllr Lynne Schuller, Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing said: “We are taking proactive steps to make our town centres a place that people want to visit by increasing feelings of safety.
“We welcome the court’s ruling regarding these latest prosecutions, and we will continue to target individuals and groups who breach Public Space Protection Orders in our town centres. Our public spaces are places that can be enjoyed free from anti-social behaviour, and we are determined to take action against the small minority of people who act in this way.”
Last Updated on Tuesday, October 1, 2024