Issue - meetings

Assembly received this report, introduced by Councillor Alexander, the Cabinet Member for Crime, Justice and Communities, relating to a proposed byelaw to ban skateboarding in Arboretum Place and the Town Square, Barking.

In presenting the report, the Cabinet Member thanked officers, ward Councillors and residents for their work and support and advised that a number of options had been investigated to resolve the issue of young people using the area as an informal skateboarding park but these had not produced workable solutions.

Assembly agreed to support the proposal to put in place a byelaw under Section 235 of the Local Government Act 1972 stating that no person shall skate, slide or ride on rollers, skateboards or other self-propelled vehicles in such a manner as to cause danger or give reasonable grounds for annoyance to other persons in the area shown on the map at Appendix 1 to the report.