Overview
- North East Lincolnshire Council has introduced a Public Spaces Protection Order for Immingham town centre covering Kennedy Way and the surrounding shopping area, giving officers powers to intervene and disperse problem behaviour.
- The Immingham order lists specific bans such as riding bikes through the centre and using abusive language and allows warnings, fixed penalty notices and prosecution with fines of up to £1,000 on conviction.
- Humberside Police and Immingham town councillors have welcomed the PSPO as a partnership tool to improve safety and give officers proportionate powers to tackle recurring nuisance.
- Solihull Council has authorised an assessment of whether a PSPO is justified for its town centre and unanimously approved an amendment to explore youth engagement and diversionary measures alongside any enforcement.
- Both councils point to earlier local PSPOs in places like Cleethorpes, Grimsby and Chelmsley Wood, showing the orders are part of an established toolkit and suggesting the next steps will focus on balancing enforcement with youth provision to reduce repeat gatherings.