London Dispersal Zones
A Quick Guide to Dispersal Zones
- A Dispersal Zone can be as small as a call boxor as large as a town
- “Dispersal Zones” are set-up at sites of persistent anti-social behaviour
- “Anti-social behaviour is any activity that impacts on other people in a negative way.&rdquo Home Office 2003
- A Dispersal Zone restricts access and use of a public area by groups, 24/7 for up to 6 months
- A “group” is defined as two or more people
- Within a designated Dispersal Zone, police can ask groups to disperse
- Group members must leave the area and not return to any part of it for 24hrs max
- Ignoring a direction results in 3 months imprisonment and / or a fine (max) £2500
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