Designated Public Place Orders (DPPOs) are legal instruments used by Cherwell District Council in partnership with Thames Valley Police to manage alcohol-related anti-social behaviour. The data covers the council's administrative area and is authorized by the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.
Use Cases
- Mapping alcohol control zones based on designated public place boundaries.
- Analyzing the spatial distribution of anti-social behaviour interventions.
- Evaluating local authority use of powers under the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001.
Strengths
- Data is provided in a standard geospatial format (WMS).
- The legal basis (Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001) is explicitly stated.
- Partnership between local authority and police is documented.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single UK district council area.
Provenance
- Source
- Cherwell District Council in partnership with Thames Valley Police.
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled from legal orders designating public spaces.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:13.059697; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Cherwell District Council administrative area, UK.