Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Cabinet have agreed to extend the existing Alcohol-related Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO), which has been in place across the County Borough for SIX years after 95%* of residents said that they would support the extension.
Tough measures to tackle alcohol and intoxicating substance related anti-social behaviour in Rhondda Cynon Taf have been extended by three years.
The PSPO dedicates all of Rhondda Cynon Taf as a Controlled Drinking Zone with 2 designated No Alcohol Zones to give Authorised Officers powers to control alcohol-related anti-social behaviour across the County Borough – this means Authorised Officers can therefore request that a person hands over their alcohol and stops drinking if they are causing, or are likely to cause, anti-social behaviour. The maximum penalty for non-compliance is £100.
If someone is found drinking alcohol within the 2 ‘Designated No Alcohol Zones’ in Aberdare and Pontypridd Town Centres, Officers have the powers to take open containers of alcohol from a person. If they refuse to hand over the alcohol, they will receive a Fixed Penalty Notice of £100. Individuals who have been warned and continue to drink within the Town Centres face further enforcement action including a Community Protection Notice banning them from the Town Centre.
Aberdare’s ‘no alcohol zone’ includes the town centre, Sobell site and its playing fields (the Ynys), Aberdare Railway Station and Gadlys Pit Car Park. The zone in Pontypridd includes the town centre, Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, and the railway and bus stations. These zones also apply to the use of intoxicating substances, not just alcohol.
View the Public Spaces Protection order 2024