Falmouth’s Boscawen Fields, Cliff Road, Queen Mary Road and Queen Mary Gardens should be included in any future Public Spaces Protection Order.

At a meeting of Falmouth Town Council’s finance and general purposes committee last week, councillors voted to recommend these areas be included in any new order.

Falmouth police had recommended that these areas be included in any future order but councillor also recommended that Pendennis Headland be added to that.

Committee chair Jude Robinson said most of Falmouth was covered but it would make sense to add these areas in as well.

“It’s a bit of a no brainer,” she said. “Gyllyngvase Beach is covered so if you’re moving people from the beach they’re obviously going to go into the gardens."

The current order finishes in October this year. Cornwall Council is asking for views on the renewal of the county-wide Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) prohibiting street drinking associated with Anti-Social behaviour.

The current PSPO expires on October 1 2023 and the council is seeking to renew it for three years until October 1, 2026.

The PSPO gives the police and authorised Officers of the Council powers to confiscate alcohol from a minority of drinkers whose excessive drinking causes problems for others in public spaces.

The PSPO is designed to ensure the law-abiding majority can use and enjoy public spaces without experiencing Anti-Social behaviour.

These powers are not intended to disrupt peaceful activities and are used explicitly for addressing nuisance or annoyance associated with the consumption of alcohol in a public place.

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It is not a criminal offence to consume alcohol within a designated area.

An offence is only committed if the individual refuses to comply with an authorised officer’s request to stop drinking.

A PSPO cannot be used to restrict the consumption of alcohol where premises are licensed for the supply of alcohol as licensing law already includes safeguards against premises becoming associated with nuisance and Anti-Social behaviour.