Consultations

Since 2010, two areas in the Harborough district have had Designated Public Place Protection Orders (DPPOs) in place. These areas are Market Harborough and Lutterworth town centres. This means that in these areas the police have the power to tell a person to stop and surrender their alcohol for disposal if they have been or are suspected to be drinking alcohol in public places when it is associated with anti-social behaviour.

It is not an offence to drink alcohol responsibly in these areas, but it is an offence to fail to comply with a request to cease drinking or surrender alcohol in a controlled drinking zone. Failure to comply with the request could lead to arrest and/or a fine of up to £500.

Nationally, these orders are now being replaced by the new Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) which will have the same conditions. 

We asked for views on these orders to help us decide if we should remove the Designated Public Place Protection Orders (DPPOs) currently in place, or replace them with the new Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs).

The consultation closed on 29 December 2015.