Plans to clamp down on alcohol
related nuisance in Waveney
Waveney District Council is considering using powers under the
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 to make a "Designated Public
Places Order" covering the Kirkley and Harbour wards and part of
Oulton Broad and Whitton wards (to include Bridge Road and Nicholas
Everitt Park).
This will not prevent individuals from consuming alcohol but will
make it an offence to continue to do so after being told to stop by
a Police Officer. Local support for this new vision will see the
implementation of a Designated Public Places Order (DPPO).
Have your say on the proposed Designated Public Places
Order
Waveney District Council, with support from the Waveney Community
Safety Partnership and Suffolk Police is asking local people and
organisations for support in this bid to crack down on drunken
behaviour.
A consultation is now underway to provide police with the power to
confiscate alcohol from people who are causing a nuisance. Those
who do not comply could end up in court facing a £500
fine.
Closing date for the consultation is 6 October
2008
Maps of proposed area of coverage