Market Road Islington 2008 2nd November 02-11-2008 17-22-06
Kerb crawler petition row
nlnews@archant.co.uk
29 October 2008
PLEAS for help from residents suffering at the hands of prostitutes and kerb-crawlers are falling on deaf ears, a Labour councillor has warned.
More than 100 people living on the York Way Estate, off Market Road, Holloway, signed a petition backing plans to introduce a dispersal order to disrupt vice activity on their doorsteps.
Councillor Paul Smith, who represents Holloway ward, raised the issue with Islington Council and was told the executive would discuss it at the next meeting on November 20 - but instead the meeting has been cancelled on the grounds that there is "not enough business" to justify it.
Councillor Smith said: "This is outrageous. The council has a duty to act swiftly on issues of crime and anti-social behaviour and yet the executive can't be bothered to discuss this. A dispersal order would give police much greater powers to move people on if they are behaving suspiciously."
Islington Council says the decision on whether a dispersal order is necessary for the Market Road area will be made on November 17.
Deputy council leader Terry Stacy said: "We review the situation at Market Road on a regular basis. The council is happy to consider dispersal orders if the police and residents agree this is the best way forward.
"It is important that ideas for dispersal zones come from the community, not politicians though.
Kerb crawler petition row
nlnews@archant.co.uk
29 October 2008
PLEAS for help from residents suffering at the hands of prostitutes and kerb-crawlers are falling on deaf ears, a Labour councillor has warned.
More than 100 people living on the York Way Estate, off Market Road, Holloway, signed a petition backing plans to introduce a dispersal order to disrupt vice activity on their doorsteps.
Councillor Paul Smith, who represents Holloway ward, raised the issue with Islington Council and was told the executive would discuss it at the next meeting on November 20 - but instead the meeting has been cancelled on the grounds that there is "not enough business" to justify it.
Councillor Smith said: "This is outrageous. The council has a duty to act swiftly on issues of crime and anti-social behaviour and yet the executive can't be bothered to discuss this. A dispersal order would give police much greater powers to move people on if they are behaving suspiciously."
Islington Council says the decision on whether a dispersal order is necessary for the Market Road area will be made on November 17.
Deputy council leader Terry Stacy said: "We review the situation at Market Road on a regular basis. The council is happy to consider dispersal orders if the police and residents agree this is the best way forward.
"It is important that ideas for dispersal zones come from the community, not politicians though.
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