Public space protection order in Sheffield
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00:00Sheffield City Council have this week announced that a new public service
00:03protection order will come into effect next Monday the 7th of April. It aims to
00:06make outside drinking, loitering, begging, drug use and public urination all
00:11criminal offences to make Sheffield City Centre feel safer for residents. We
00:16went to speak to people to see what they think about these changes. So Sheffield
00:19will be bringing in a new public service protection order next week to try and
00:22stop drinking and loitering and begging in the city centre. Do you think that's a
00:26good idea and do you think it'll be effective? I think it's a good idea but
00:29whether it's effective it's another thing you've got to keep it 20 well not
00:3424-7 but during the day and night so but I think it is a problem with all the
00:41good addicts and whatever. Are there any other issues in Sheffield City Centre that you think are a bigger priority or do you think this is one of the things they need to put on the list?
00:51No I think it is the biggest one. I think that's what stops a lot of people from
00:55coming into town and going to Meadow Hall. I must admit I don't like it around the
01:02cathedral I don't like walking around the cathedral at all because of what's
01:08around there you know and it's not as though you you see them very often they're
01:16all the time you know to mean it's not now and again it's all the time they're
01:23very frightening especially for older people. Well from my experience I think there's a lot of
01:29there are there are sort of a lot of
01:34sort of unsociable people that interrupt what you're in about but I think that will probably negatively affect people who are in need of help
01:44people who are just down on their luck and actually need a bit of support so I think while it is good that it targets people who are
01:52being unsociable and making people feel unsafe it's going to have a negative impact on actual homeless people.
02:02I think it would be a good idea yeah, make it safer at night. People will feel safer at night.
02:07Do you think there's any other top priorities? Sheffield City Council should be prioritised first?
02:11Any other issues or do you think this is a really key issue?
02:15I think social good is a big thing for people.
02:17But yeah I think it's a good thing that.