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Public spaces protection orders being used to crack down on napping in public and climbing trees in England and Wales
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Public spaces protection orders being used to crack down on napping in public and climbing trees in England and Wales
Behaviours that attracted penalties included gathering outside abortion clinics and begging
An audit found 13,443 on-the-spot fines were issued last year for breaches of controversial Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) - including climbing trees, feeding ducks and even swimming.
Campaign group, Manifesto Club, released a report which showed that those who'd been slapped with an order were left feeling 'powerless' with some saying it had 'ruined their lives'.
The new anti-social-behaviour plan will do nothing to better our communities.