Antisocial behaviour ban extended at Dagenham Heathway We’re pleased to announce that earlier this month, a three-year extension banning anti-social behaviour around Dagenham Heathway was granted after receiving your support. Our Public Space Protection Order (PSPO), which was originally introduced in the area in 2018, allows fixed penalty notices of £100 to be issued on the spot for unsociable activities such as spitting, harassment, drinking alcohol in the street or begging. Offenders can also be taken to court and given fines of up to £1,000. The PSPO covers the area around the station and the shopping centre, down to the junction of Ripple Road and New Road, and extends to Old Dagenham Park. The extension was granted after we consulted with residents and found 90 per cent of people who took part – out of a total of 196 – backed the continuation of the additional powers. The consultation also highlighted that begging, drinking alcohol, and spitting were the top three issues that people encountered in the area. The PSPO extension was backed by the Met Police and is one of three PSPOs in the borough – the other two being Barking Town Centre and Dagenham Broad Street. All three PSPOs prohibit the following activities: •    Drinking alcohol in a public space  •    Weeing in public  •    Spitting •    Begging  •    Groups engaging in behaviour, which causes residents and other users of the area nuisance, annoyance, harassment, alarm or distress. The order came into effect from Friday 3 September. For more information visit the our website.