FOI request details

Request

Subject: Begging

Reference: WBC-FOI-00561

1. Do you use public space protection orders (PSPO), criminal behaviour orders (CBO) or community protection notices for the purpose of stopping people begging?

2. If yes, please specify which and how many are in place currently?

3. How many PSPOs, CBOs or community protection notices were in place to stop begging in January 2019?

4. Since January 2019 how many fines have been issued for begging? Please provide an annual breakdown.

5. Since January 2019 how many prosecutions have there been for begging? Please provide an annual breakdown.

Response

Full Disclosure - 22 February 2023

1.Do you use public space protection orders (PSPO), criminal behaviour orders (CBO) or community protection notices for the purpose of stopping people begging?

The Council do not use public space protection orders (PSPO), criminal behaviour orders (CBO) or community protection notices for the purpose of stopping people begging.

2.If yes, please specify which and how many are in place currently? N/A

3.How many PSPOs, CBOs or community protection notices were in place to stop begging in January 2019? N/A

4.Since January 2019 how many fines have been issued for begging? Please provide an annual breakdown. N/A

5.Since January 2019 how many prosecutions have there been for begging? Please provide an annual breakdown. N/A

Please note that our responses were accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of release, and have not subsequently been updated. This information should be considered an historical record only.