Manchester City Council

Crime, antisocial behaviour and nuisance Manchester City Council Alcohol Consumption Public Spaces Protection Order 2025

What happens if you don't comply with this order

Section 63 of the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides that where a Constable or Authorised Person has reason to believe that a person has been consuming alcohol in breach of this Order or intends to consume alcohol in circumstances which would be a breach of this Order, the Constable or Authorised Person may require that person not to consume alcohol or anything which is reasonably believed to be alcohol and/or surrender anything believed to be alcohol or a container for alcohol.

A requirement is not valid if the Constable or Authorised Person, fails to show evidence of their authorisation. Section 62 of the Act (set out in legislation) contains a list of exceptions where the prohibition on consuming alcohol does not apply.

Failure to comply without having a reasonable excuse is an offence.

Criminal offence

Section 67 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime, and Policing Act 2014 says that it is a criminal offence for a person without reasonable excuse:

(a) to do anything that the person is prohibited from doing by a public spaces protection order, or

(b) to fail to comply with a requirement to which the person is subject under a public spaces protection order.

Penalty

A person who is guilty of an offence under this Order shall be liable to a £100 Fixed Penalty Notice, or upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 (£1000) on the standard scale.