Overview

• The revised Public Spaces Protection Order, effective May 1, explicitly permits amplified religious outreach, leaflet distribution and display of scripture in Uxbridge town centre.
• Hillingdon Council has agreed to cover the Kingsborough Centre’s legal expenses, estimated at around £20,000.
• The Kingsborough Centre pursued a judicial review after arguing that the 2023 order unlawfully infringed Articles 9, 10 and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
• Before the concession and public consultation, the original order had threatened street preachers with fines up to £1,000 and prompted police to warn church members to hide biblical signage.
• The case is viewed as a benchmark for how PSPOs under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 can regulate faith-based activities without breaching fundamental rights.