Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendation.

Councillor Bithell introduced the report which requested authority for the Chief Officer for Planning, Environment and Economy to be delegated to exercise the Council’s powers in relation to Closure Notices and Orders, under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.

A Closure Notice could be issued for up to 48 hours if the Council or Police were satisfied on reasonable grounds:-

• that the use of a particular premises has resulted, or (if the notice is not issued) is likely soon to result in nuisance to members of the public; or
• that there has been, or (if the notice is not issued) is likely soon to be, disorder near those premises associated with the use of those premises and that the notice is necessary to prevent the nuisance or disorder from continuing, recurring or occurring.

The Community and Business Protection Manager reported that the power to issue Closure Notices and Orders on premises where there was anti-social behaviour was an effective alternative enforcement tool that the authority could use to combat such behaviour.  It could be used in relation to shops selling illicit goods such as tobacco, vapes or alcohol, licensed premises that fail to address bad behaviour caused by their customers and any other premises where there was persistent anti-social behaviour.

The recommendation had been considered and endorsed by the Environment and Economy Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 16^th July 2024.  At the Committee, Members asked a number of questions and those had been addressed in the report. 

RESOLVED:

That the Chief Officer for Planning, Environment and Economy on behalf of Flintshire County Council be given delegated authority to issue Closure Notices under section 76 of The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and authorise officers to enforce, closure orders, in accordance with the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.