Drinking alcohol in public

You’re allowed to drink alcohol in a public place in Haringey, but in some areas you must stop drinking when you’re asked to by:

• police officers
• community support officers
• people who are authorised to represent the London Borough of Haringey

If you do not stop drinking when asked, you’re committing an offence. Your alcohol can be confiscated and thrown away.

There are ‘public spaces protection orders’ (PSPOs) that say where these rules apply in Haringey.

PSPOs are a way of dealing with antisocial behaviour that affects the quality of people’s lives in a community.

If you commit an offence  

If you’re found guilty, you’ll be liable for either:

• a fixed penalty notice of £100
• a maximum fine of £500

If you pay the fixed penalty notice on time, we will not take further action. You might be prosecuted if you do not pay on time.

Where the rules apply

There are 11 areas in Haringey there the PSPO rules apply:

• Bounds Green ward
• Bruce Grove ward
• Harringay ward
• Noel Park ward
• Northumberland Park ward
• Seven Sisters ward
• St Ann's ward
• Tottenham Green ward
• Tottenham Hale ward
• West Green ward
• Woodside ward

You can:

• view maps of where the PSPO rules for alcohol apply (pdf, 11 page(s), 667.01 KB)
• view the full PSPOs for each area (pdf, 49 page(s), 1.76 MB)