Beekeeping, bird feeding and even pub quizzes have been restricted by some councils under powers afforded to local officials.
Local authorities have used community protection warnings and community protection notices to restrict activities that many would find harmless.Council officials have curbed other activities such as cockerel crowing - as well as disputes between neighbours, radio noise and messy gardens.Some 20,700 CPWs were issued by local authorities to their residents last year, as well as 6,100 CPNs.A CPW is a preliminary step, and is followed by a CPN.
These powers were given to councils under a 2014 law aimed at cracking down on anti-social behaviour.They do not have to be approved by a court, unlike non-conviction anti-social behaviour orders . Many more CPNs have been issued than ASBOs.But the Manifesto Club, which carried out the research, said the CPNs had become "all-purpose".The civil liberties group's report, shared with the Times, said: "A wide range of behaviours are being targeted with CPNs.
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