Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the use of public space protection orders and the effect of those orders on the level of crimes in the same locations where such orders have been imposed.

The Government has not made any assessment on the impact of Public Spaces Protection Orders on levels of crime. These orders are flexible and local in nature and designed to deal with problems in a specific area where anti-social behaviour has a detrimental effect on the quality of lives of those living locally. Local councils and agencies are best placed to monitor the use of these powers to ensure that the local community can feel safe and enjoy public spaces free from antisocial behaviour.