Dog control Public Space Protection Order (PSPO)

Closes 22 Oct 2026

Opened 10 Oct 2023

Overview

Local Authorities were granted the power to introduce a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.

PSPOs were created in order to manage nuisances in defined public spaces, where the behaviour is having a negative impact on the quality of life for those in that public space.

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