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Report by the Joint Director of Public Health which includes a recommendation from the Warminster Area Board.

Declaration of Interest

Cllr Andrew Davis declared a personal interest in this item as a dual hatted member also on Warminster Town Council.

Cllr Keith Humphries, Cabinet member for Health and Wellbeing presented a report on a recommendation from the Warminster Area Board to make a Designated Public Place Order (DPPO) in respect of a prescribed area of Warminster as indicated on the plan presented.

He explained that a DPPO gave the Police the power to ask persons who were behaving or likely to behave in an alcohol induced anti-social manner within the area, to stop drinking and hand over any alcohol in their possession.  Refusal is an offence, which may result in arrest and a fine.

On the basis of the Area Board report and the consultation findings, which had found in favour of the Order, Cllr Keith Humphries proposed that the DPPO be made. He also recommended that in future such determinations be delegated to the Licensing Committee. 

Resolved

(a)                 That Wiltshire Council makes a Designated Public Place Order under S.13 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 in respect of the land described in the attached map in the town of Warminster.

(b)       That Council pursuant to S.7(3) of the Licensing Act 2003 resolves to delegate the power to make a Designated Public Places Order under S.13(2) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001, to the Council’s Licensing Committee, considering that the power to make such an Order sufficiently relates to matters already referred to that Committee under S.7(1) of the Licensing Act 2003.