Dear Sir or Madam,

Please could you provide me with a copy of all the Designated
Public Place Orders made by your authority under sections 12 to 16
of the Police and Criminal Justice Act 2001 and which are currently
in force, together with a copy of any maps which show the extent of
the the area covered by each order?

Yours faithfully,

Matthew Ashby

Dear Mr. Ashby,

Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000

Reference No:27119

Thank you for your recent request, received 23rd July 2008, concerning
designated public place orders.

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Dear Matthew
Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Information provided
Further to your email, received on 23 July, concerning Designated Public
Place Orders (DPPO) made by Lewisham Council, we are pleased to provide
the requested information.
I passed your request onto Khurram Shaikh (Community Safety Team
Manager), who provided the following response:
The Criminal Justice and Police Act (CJPA) 2001 gave local authorities
the power to designate public areas through the introduction of a DPPO
where it is an offence to drink alcohol after being required by a police
officer not to do so. The police have the power to require individuals
to surrender the alcohol and any opened or sealed containers. If the
individuals fail to comply with the request they can be arrested. The
powers - which replaced the old drinking byelaws - were introduced to
help the police deal with the problems of anti-social drinking in the
public space. DPPOs make it easier for local authorities to designate
places where restrictions on public drinking will apply and can be used
in areas that have experienced alcohol-related disorder or nuisance.
As far as I am aware there are two such orders within Lewisham:
1 Lewisham Drinking Control Zone which extends along Lewisham High
Street from Lewisham Central to Catford.
2 Upper Brockley Road Drinking Control Zone - implemented on the
19 April 2008
Please find following the maps for these two zones:
<<Updated map of Zone.JPG>> <<Upper Brockley Road Area.JPG>>
If you require more information on this, please contact Hannah Lindsell
(Alcohol Strategy Coordinator) on 020 8314 6487 or at
[email address].
I hope that the information is useful to you.

Yours sincerely,

Stephen Sealy
Complaints Officer

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