FOI – Use of PSPOs and CPNs
Case reference FOI2025/00632
Received 12 August 2025
Published 9 September 2025
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am requesting the following information relating to use of PSPO’s and CPN powers in your local area between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2024:
1. Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs):
a. How many PSPOs are currently active in your local area?
b. How many were introduced in each year 2020–2024?
c. If available, what behaviours do these PSPOs restrict (e.g. busking, begging, loitering, amplification, rough sleeping/sleeping in vehicle, feeding birds/animals, car cruising, making noise, swearing or foul/abusive language, gatherings outside abortion clinics)
d. How many Fixed Penalty Notices were issued for breach of PSPOs in this period?
e. If available, disaggregated data on race, ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status and disability status for PSPOs issued in this period.
2. Community Protection Notices (CPNs):
a. How many CPN warnings and full CPNs were issued annually between 2020–2024?
b. If available, what were the most common reasons for issuing CPNs (e.g. bird feeding, barking dogs, begging, shouting/swearing, messy/overgrown gardens, neighbour disputes, repairing vehicles on the road, loitering, bonfires, breach of PSPO, drug use, sex work)
c. How many breaches of CPNs resulted in prosecution or further enforcement?
d. If available, disaggregated data on race, ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status and disability status for CPNs issued in this period.
If possible, please also briefly outline how this data is typically stored and retained (e.g. database system, format, retention period).
Response
1) Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs):
a. How many PSPOs are currently active in your local area? - 8
b. How many were introduced in each year 2020–2024?
2020 – 8
2021 - 0
2022 - 0
2023 – 8
2024 - 0
2025 - 0
c. If available, what behaviours do these PSPOs restrict (e.g. busking, begging, loitering, amplification, rough sleeping/sleeping in vehicle, feeding birds/animals, car cruising, making noise, swearing or foul/abusive language, gatherings outside abortion clinics)
Detail of all x 8 current PSPO’s are available on the website: https://www.southderbyshire.gov.uk/our-services/crime-and-community-safety/public-spaces-protection-order-pspo/public-space-protection-order-pspo
Of the 8 issued in 2020 x7 were the same as the ones issued in 2020, they were renewed in 2023. The other one issued in 2020 is attached. This was not renewed in 2023 after its expiry as issues had ceased.
d. How many Fixed Penalty Notices were issued for breach of PSPOs in this period?
2020 - x7
2021- x5
2022- x6
2023- x19
2024- x 6
e. If available, disaggregated data on race, ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status and disability status for PSPOs issued in this period. Data not recorded
2. Community Protection Notices (CPNs):
a. How many CPN warnings and full CPNs were issued annually between 2020–2024?
2020 – x74 CPNW, x11 CPN, 2x FPN
2021 - x67 CPNW, x29 CPN, 0x FPN
2022 – x26 CPNW, x 6 CPN, x 4 FPN
2023 – x33 CPNW, x 7 CPN, x 2 FPN
2024 – x9 CPNW, x4 CPN, 1x FPN
b. If available, what were the most common reasons for issuing CPNs (e.g. bird feeding, barking dogs, begging, shouting/swearing, messy/overgrown gardens, neighbour disputes, repairing vehicles on the road, loitering, bonfires, breach of PSPO, drug use, sex work)
Ranges greatly, most common is accumulation of Waste and Untidy gardens in Council Properties
c. How many breaches of CPNs resulted in prosecution or further enforcement?
x9 Fixed Penalty Notices Issued for breach of CPN
d. If available, disaggregated data on race, ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status and disability status for CPNs issued in this period. Data not recorded
If possible, please also briefly outline how this data is typically stored and retained (e.g. database system, format, retention period). It is logged on a Database which is accessible by multiple teams at the Council
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