Demo at Worthing Town Hall Tuesday 19th April 6pm As you are aware, there is a meeting to "rubber stamp" the PSPO's that were agreed on the 5th April. The council need to see that this is not what we want! They supposedly speak for us but not this time! This is a short half hour demo before the meeting. Worthing Council’s proposed ‘Public Space Protection Order’ will give the police and council officers the power to ban "anti-social" activities such as sleeping rough (defined as overnight camping) or begging. Those who breach an order could be issued with a £50 fixed penalty notice or a fine of up to £1,000 for non-payment. This law will effectively criminalise someone for being homeless. This is at a time when the night shelters in Worthing, a safe haven for homeless people unable to access other services have just closed due to a lack of resources. This will hit already very vulnerable people who will be left with nowhere else to go.