Decision details

Purpose of report:Report requests members to make gating orders for 25 alleys in The Groves and South Bank designated areas for the purpose of crime prevention, using new legislation
Members are asked to:  Consider options and agree the way forward.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to accept Option C, and resolve to:

1.            Note any outstanding objections and  decide whether or not it would be in the best interests of the local community to make the Orders recommended in 2. below and :

2.            Authorise the Director of City Strategy to instruct the Head of Civic, Democratic and Legal Services to make Gating Orders for each of the 24 above mentioned alleys (excluding Finsbury Street), in accordance with S129A of the Highways Act 1980, as amended.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

Resolved :      That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

Reason :         The reason for making this decision is that it meets the criteria of the legislation, as set out in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of this report, which allows the closure of alleys found to be facilitating the commission of criminal and/or anti-social behaviour.