RESOLVED:

A. That Cabinet note the contents of the Evidence Report, the Public Consultation Findings and the Equalities Impact Assessment (Appendices 1-3).

B. That Cabinet agree the proposal to extend the existing PSPO for alcohol related ASB for a further three years.

C. That Cabinet agree conduct a further consultation, on whether to make Merton a responsible drinking borough and to making a borough wide PSPO for alcohol related ASB

The Cabinet Member for Civic Pride presented the report. The current Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) was due to expire and therefore following a consultation, it was proposed to extend the current PSPO and to include better enforcement as well as agreeing to consult on extending the PSPO Borough-wide.

The Cabinet Member thanked officers for their work, all those who had responded to the consultation and the Overview and Scrutiny Commission who had recently reviewed the proposal.

In response to questions from Cabinet Members, officers advised that there were a number of workstreams including work within schools on substance misuses and noting that other tools such as dispersal orders can be used in conjunction with PSPOs where these are required.

RESOLVED:

A. That Cabinet note the contents of the Evidence Report, the Public Consultation Findings and the Equalities Impact Assessment (Appendices 1-3).

B. That Cabinet agree the proposal to extend the existing PSPO for alcohol related ASB for a further three years.

C. That Cabinet agree conduct a further consultation, on whether to make Merton a responsible drinking borough and to making a borough wide PSPO for alcohol related ASB