Hounslow Council is to renew a three-year Public Space Protection Order for alcohol related anti-social behaviour across the entire borough when the current one expires next month.
Published: Tuesday, 25th March 2025
Cabinet members agreed to renew the Public Space Protection Order for alcohol related anti-social behaviour after hearing that it had the backing of the public.
The renewed order, which applies to anyone behaving anti-socially while drinking alcohol in public spaces in Hounslow, was also supported by the police and the Addiction Recovery Community (ARC) charity.
The order will not apply to people drinking alcohol in public but not causing anti-social behaviour.
It will mean that those caught breaching the order on streets, housing estates or parks could be given a fine of £100. If it is not paid, the offender could land themselves in court, where the fine could go up to £1000.
Speaking after the renewed order was agreed, Councillor Siddhu said:
People have an absolute right to feel safe in their communities.
The problem is that they feel worried when they see anti-social behaviour, especially because of people drinking.
These powers have proven very useful in helping us crack down on drinkers who make people uncomfortable, and they let them know we are being serious.
We want the message to get out there that we will not tolerate this, and hopefully we’ll see fewer offenders over the warmer months.
The Cabinet was given a definition of anti-social behaviour as actions that are likely to cause harassment, distress or alarm to one or more other person. It is not the first time that the order has been renewed.
One was first introduced in 2017, with a recommendation to approve the order again in 2022.
The Council has shown a zero-tolerance approach to the order with a total of 536 Fixed Penalty Notices were issued under the PSPO between April 2022 and November 2024.
Last year’s resident survey showed that safety and security were issues for local residents and this order complements the Council’s Safer Communities Strategy, which aims to work with communities to keep Hounslow a low crime borough.
