Manchester City Council

Consultations and surveys City Centre PSPO Review – Public Consultation

The proposed PSPO, subject to the outcome of the statutory consultation, is set out below. A map is also included to show the boundary of the area it will cover.

Article 1: Commercial waste storage prohibition

No person shall leave commercial waste in a public place in the Restricted Area other than in secure, commercial waste company containers or commercial waste company sacks. Any such waste shall be left in a manner that prevents escape of waste into the public place.

Article 2: Commercial waste collection prohibition

No person shall leave commercial waste company bins, or commercial company waste sacks in a public place in the Restricted Area for the purposes of collection more than 2 hours prior to their contracted collection time.

Article 3: Commercial waste clearance requirement

A person who has placed commercial waste in a public place in the Restricted Area for collection shall, upon a valid request of a Constable or an Authorised Officer, immediately clear that place of any such commercial waste that escapes from their control.

Article 4: Consumption of alcohol prohibition

No person shall consume alcohol in a public place in the Restricted Area (save for those places identified in section 62 of the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014)

Article 5: Defecation or urination prohibition

No person shall urinate or defecate in a public place in the Restricted Area. This prohibition does not apply to urinating or defecating in a legitimate toilet facility.

Article 6: Health and/or safety risks obstruction requirement

A person in a public place in the Restricted Area who causes a health and/or safety risk by

  • obstructing the entrance to or exit from any building, or
  • obstructing the free passage of pedestrians on or in a stairwell, or
  • causing an obstruction which prevents or hinders street cleansing activity, or
  • causing an obstruction which prevents or hinders the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles

shall, upon valid request of a Constable or an Authorised Person, move from that location within a reasonable time as specified in writing by that Authorised Person.

Article 7: Health and/or safety risks - tents and structures

A person who has erected or is occupying a tent or other temporary structure in a public place in the Restricted Area in a manner that,

  • attracts or is likely to attract vermin, or
  • creates or is likely to create a health and/or safety risk for any other person

shall, upon valid request of a Constable or an Authorised Person, move from that location within a reasonable time as specified in writing by that Authorised Person.

Article 8: Provision of information upon request requirement

A person who an Authorised Person reasonably suspects of breaching any of the prohibitions or requirements in this Order shall, upon request of that Authorised Person, provide their name, address and date of birth to that Authorised Person.

A requirement under these Articles is not valid if the Authorised Person is asked by the person subject to the requirement to show evidence of their authorisation and they fail to do so.