Community Protection and Statutory Nuisance

This training will cover both the basic identification of, and the processes involved in dealing with, statutory nuisance. Tips will be given on the drafting of notices and the appeals process. In particular, this training will also update officers on the substantial changes in understanding of both common law and statutory nuisance brought about by the Supreme Court in 2014 (Coventry v Lawrence) and the further implications brought about by the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 and more recent cases, such as the Supreme Court case of Fearn v Tate Gallery [2023], the Appeal Court judgment on variation of notices in Ball v HBBC [2024] and the recent Caerphilly case relating to cat nuisance.

This training will cover the elements required for issue of CPW and CPN, tips on drafting and examples of typical scenarios. It will cover aspects of third-party liability (premises related, support or encouragement) reasonable expectations, and wording.