Weymouth

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Local Priorities

ASB on The Esplanade

Issue Date: 01/05/2019

ASB on The Esplanade from rough sleepers, street drinkers and drug users

Action Date: 01/09/2020

UPDATE JULY 2020

We are once again running our 100 Days of Summer initiative and it is well under way for this year. Individuals coming to notice repeatedly for anti-social behaviour are being issued with Community Protection Notice Warnings (CPNW). If these are breached, the notice can be taken up a step to a full Community Protection Notice (CPN) whereby the individual is arrestable if they breach. Failure to comply with the CPN can lead to a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) where breaches can carry a custodial sentence. We are following these processes with a number of people in the Town. We are also making use of Section 35 dispersal notice powers.

UPDATE DEC 2019

We have worked with our partner agencies to ensure that during the winter months, those who need somewhere to shelter have access to the safe sleep scheme. We have also offered advice on how to access housing support for the long term.

UPDATE SEP 2019

We started our 100 Days of Summer initiative which saw us putting dedicated high visibility foot patrols every day for 100 days throughout June, July and August to tackle the issues around the town centre. We targeted our known hot spots and used our Section 35 Dispersal powers to move on persistent offenders. We also worked with the Council’s Community Safety Team to gain orders against certain individuals which mean we can now deal with them more robustly should they continue to come to our notice.

ACTIONS WE ARE TAKING

Increasing patrols
Issuing of dispersal orders
Signposting to partner agencies
Robust action when required

ASB from large groups of youths

Issue Date: 01/02/2020

Anti-social behaviour in the areas of the Marsh (swimming pool, play park and bowls club) along with Willowbed Hall, Town Centre and Pleasure Pier.

Large groups are congregating in these areas and we are receiving reports of drug taking and dealing, underage drinking, general anti-social behaviour and, in the case of the Pleasure Pier, dangerous pier jumping into the Harbour.

Action Date: 01/09/2020

UPDATE JULY 2020

Within our 100 Days of Summer patrols, we are including the area around the Pleasure Pier along with the Town Centre. Details of youths found jumping in the water are being taken and appropriate action is being taken in conjunction with the Harbour Master and Dorset Council.

ACTIONS WE ARE TAKING

Increasing patrols
Issuing of dispersal orders
Working with partner agencies
Robust action when required

Anti-social Vehicles

Issue Date: 01/07/2020

Cars and motorbikes being driven in an anti-social manner around Radipole Park Drive, Swannery Car Park, Mercery Road Park & Ride, Littlemoor and Preston.

Action Date: 01/09/2020

UPDATE JULY 2020

Speed checks are being conducted where vehicles are known to be speeding, such as Radipole Park Drive, and we are engaging with local residents. We are also working alongside our No Excuse team with these issues.

One motorbike has been seized and Section 59 notices are being issued. If two Section 59s are served to a driver within a 12 month period, their vehicle can be seized.

ACTIONS WE ARE TAKING

Increasing patrols
Issuing of Section 59 Notices
Working with partner agencies
Robust action when required