Date: 10/07/2006
A 6-month dispersal order will come into operation on Friday 14 July, which means that groups of people who gather in Station Road, Hadfield and the surrounding streets can be requested to leave the area by the police.
There has been a significant increase in complaints about criminal damage and anti-social behaviour from residents in Hadfield. High Peak Community Safety Partnership is using the dispersal order because more traditional policing methods have failed to tackle the problems.
The dispersal order, which will run from 14 July 2006 to 13 January 2007, gives the police powers, under the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003, to disperse groups of 2 or more people who are causing, or likely to cause trouble. If they return within 24 hours and continue to cause problems, they can be arrested.
The area affected by the dispersal order is bordered by Bankbottom, Brosscroft, Padfield Main Road, Platt Street, the Railway Station, The Avenue, Queen Street, Hadfield Road and Bank Street. Posters explaining the order and the area it covers will be displayed in prominent places around Hadfield.
Glossop Section Inspector Stuart Thompson, said: "Anti-social behaviour is not acceptable within our community, and this order enables officers to disperse groups likely to behave in this way, and prevent them from returning. This dispersal order will be enforced through a targeted policing operation which is supported by our partner agencies."
Councillor Roger Wilkinson, Chair of High Peak Community Safety Partnership, said: "We hope that the dispersal order will reassure Hadfield residents that we are listening to their concerns and working with our partners to tackle this anti-social behaviour.
He added: "There are many activities provided by the borough and county councils and voluntary groups through leisure centres and youth clubs, which are popular with a lot of youngsters. There is no reason for young people to be in the streets."