‘Public space belongs to everyone’ - ombudsman rebukes obstruction of pavements

‘Public space belongs to everyone’ - ombudsman rebukes obstruction of pavements

The Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman has urged the government to take immediate action to address the growing obstruction of public pavements, primarily by catering establishments. In a position paper entitled ‘Ensuring Safe and Unobstructed Mobility on Public Pavements and in Public Places’, the ombudsman’s office criticised the “unchecked spread of tables, chairs, and related...