Issue - meetings

Councillor Russell submits a report that seeks approval for the inclusion of additional streets within the current Street Drinking Ban. Cabinet is asked to recommend to Council that all areas as detailed in the report be included in an amended Street Drinking Ban as provisioned for under section13 (3) b in the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001.

A minute extract from the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board, held on 4 March 2010, will be circulated as soon as it is available.

Councillor Dawood submitted a report that sought approval for the inclusion of additional streets within the current Street Drinking Ban. These additional streets were:

• Cottesmore Close up to junction with Fernie Road
• Quorn Road up to junction with Fernie Road
• Uppingham Road from 1 Uppingham Road to junction with Oakley Road
• Nelson Street
• Upper Nelson Street
• Regent Street
• Slate Street
• Leicester Train Station

Councillor Dawood explained that the Council would work with the Police and other agencies to enforce the Street Drinking Ban.  It was noted that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee had considered the report at their meeting on 4 March 2010 and had supported the recommendations contained within the report.

RESOLVED:

that Cabinet recommends that the above mentioned streets be included in an amended Street Drinking Ban as provisioned for under section 13(3)b in the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001.