Oxford City Council has launched a consultation on extending the existing rules to protect residents from alcohol related anti-social behaviour. The consultation, which will run from the 6 September to 13 October, will ask residents if the rules should be extended for another three years. To take part in the consultations visit the following webpage <a href="https://oxfordalcoholpspo.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/have-your-say-oxford-alcohol-pspo/step1">https://oxfordalcoholpspo.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/have-your-say-oxford-alcohol-pspo/step1</a><a href="https://oxfordalcoholpspo.commonplace.is/"></a> The City Council currently has a Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) to stop anti-social behaviours relating to alcohol in Oxford. PSPOs must be reviewed every three years and with the Alcohol PSPO set to expire in November. About the current Alcohol PSPO The Alcohol PSPO makes it an offence to refuse to stop drinking alcohol or refuse to hand over alcohol containers when required to do so by a policy officer or an anti-social behaviour officer at the City Council. The PSPO only applies in public outdoor spaces. It does not apply within licensed premises. Penalty for breaching PSPOs Anyone found to be breaching the PSPO can face a fine of up to £100. However, the City Council’s anti-social behaviour policy states that officers will seek to resolve cases at the lowest level of intervention, for example by talking to the individuals in the first instance. For more information about PSPOs in Oxford, visit the PSPO pages on the City Council’s website. Councillor Shaista Aziz, Cabinet Member for Safer Communities, said: “PSPOs are applied in measured and sensitive ways to tackle behaviours to make Oxford a safer city for all residents. It’s now time for another public consultation on if these orders should be extended or not.&quot;

Consultation on extending Oxford Alcohol Public Space Protection Order

Oxford City Council are consulting on whether to vary, extend or remove a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) in the city that tackles alcohol-related disorder. We would like to hear your views on the subject and answer some questions on your experiences of the issue.

To share your views please scroll down and click on the 'have your say' tab to leave your feedback.



Oxford Alcohol Public Spaces Protection Order ConsultationTemplate default

Oxford Alcohol Public Space Protection Order

Add logic to update projects latitude and longitude

Backfill newGeocode field for projects with postcode or lat and long fields

Provide feedback on the proposed alcohol PSPO in Oxford

Have your say: Oxford Alcohol PSPO

When responding to this questionnaire you may wish to consider:<ul><li>whether you agree that there is a need for the Council to renew the Alcohol PSPO</li><li>the current PSPO conditions are reasonable</li><li>consider if it should be amended in some way</li><li>are there are other ways we could tackle alcohol related disorder.&nbsp;</li></ul>We would welcome any comments that you may wish to make.&nbsp;

Learn more about the PSPO, view FAQ's and find out why your feedback is important to us

About the Oxford Alcohol PSPO

Further information 

Oxford City Council are consulting on the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) to tackle alcohol related disorder.Public Spaces Protection Orders are one of a number of powers introduced by the&nbsp;<a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1146322/2023_Update_ASB_Statutory_Guidance_-_FINAL__1_.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014</a>. They are designed to deal with a particular nuisance or problem in an area which is having a detrimental effect on the quality of life of those in the community.There is a PSPO in certain parts of Oxford that enables Council or Police officers to require a person to stop drinking alcohol in a public space and surrender their alcohol. Failure to adhere to the requirement can lead to a Fixed Penalty Notice or prosecution in the Magistrates Court.A copy of the current Alcohol PSPO is available on the Oxford City Council website. Click <a class="fr-strong fr-green" href="https://www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20101/community_safety/274/public_spaces_protection_orders" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here&nbsp;</a>for more information.The current area of the existing PSPO is shown on the map underneath the FAQ section on this page. The current Oxford alcohol PSPO is sent to expire in November 2023. We are consulting with the public to see if there is a need to extend, vary or remove the PSPO.