Overview

• On June 21, hundreds of teenagers engaged in a brawl on Broadstairs beach despite a Section 34 dispersal order in effect.
• The 48-hour order, issued by Kent Police on June 20, empowered officers to require youths to leave public areas or face arrest if they returned.
• A 17-year-old boy has been charged with assaulting a police officer and is due to appear at Maidstone Youth Court.
• Residents labelled the dispersal order ineffective, reporting that disturbances also spread to the town centre and an Italian restaurant where youths hurled chairs at staff.
• With the dispersal order now expired, Kent Police have pledged to keep a visible presence through continued patrols to deter further anti-social behaviour.