What happens if you fail to comply with this order?
Criminal offence
Section 67 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime, and Policing Act 2014 says that it is a criminal offence for a person without reasonable excuse:
- to do anything that the person is prohibited from doing by a public spaces protection order, or
- to fail to comply with a requirement to which the person is subject under a public spaces protection order.
Penalty
A person who is guilty of an offence under this Order shall be liable to a £100 Fixed Penalty Notice, or upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 (£1,000) on the standard scale.