Public spaces protection orders (PSPO)

Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) allow us to work with the police to control antisocial behaviour in public places.

A PSPO imposes prohibitions or restrictions in a public place to stop people committing antisocial behaviour.

Breaking a PSPO is a criminal offence which can result in a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) of £100, or a fine of up to £1,000 if prosecuted.

Current PSPOs

Following a public consultation, the below PSPOs will be issued across Enfield from March 2021.

Summary of PSPOs in Enfield:

• begging through intimidation
• control of alcohol consumption
• holding or throwing fireworks
• loitering and causing nuisance in and around council estates
• prostitution
• selling to vehicles on main roads, including services like windscreen washing
• smoking in children’s playgrounds, including smokeless and electronic cigarettes
• vehicles parked or left on Council land or land beside the highway for an unreasonable amount of time.
• dog controls, including:
  • picking up faeces and having disposable bags
  • walking a maximum of four dogs at a time (or up to six if licensed)
  • excluding dogs from certain areas and playgrounds
  • keeping dogs on leads
• vehicle cruising, including:
  • speeding
  • driving in groups
  • racing and performing stunts
  • sounding horns and revving engines
  • riding mopeds to cause distress, alarm, annoyance or criminal damage

You should also refer to the original PSPOs in full showing the activities and areas in which each order operates:

• PSPO 1 - orders covering the whole of Enfield (PDF)
• PSPO 2 - vehicle cruising (PDF)
• PSPO 3 - dogs on a lead (PDF)
• PSPO 4 - control of dogs in designated areas (PDF)
• PSPO 5 - exclusion of dogs from designated areas (PDF)
• PSPO 6 - maximum number of dogs to be walked at the same time (PDF)
• PSPO 7 - control of persons loitering within designated areas (PDF)
• PSPO 8 - prohibition of selling goods at traffic junctions (PDF)
• PSPO 9 - prohibition of smoking in playgrounds (PDF)
• PSPO 10 - abandoned vehicles (PDF)
• PSPO 11 - control of drug use within designated areas (PDF)