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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

It’s ASB Awareness Week! The ASB Research Team at Sheffield Hallam University – Vicky Heap, Alex Black, and I – have been invited by Merseyside PCC Emily Spurrell to present our research on Public Spaces Protection Orders.

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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

In the past 24 hours, I’ve contributed to BBC Politics South, BBC Radio Berkshire, and BBC News, discussing PSPOs (and swans 🦢) and their wider implications.

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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Axl at the 2024 General Election. Missing him today – he always came with me to the polls. #dogsatpollingstations

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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Day 1 was packed with fantastic panels. Today it’s my turn: I’ll be presenting in the ‘Criminal Law and Criminal Justice’ panel at 2 pm. Do come along – I’ve brought a handful of PSPO handbooks for some lucky attendees! #slsa2026

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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

It’s my first time attending the @slsauk.bsky.social conference in person, and also my first visit to (a very windy) Brighton 🏖️

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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Travelling back from Birmingham after attending Green & Burton ASB Associates’ #ASB11 conference. Privileged to launch the Good Practice for Implementing a PSPO guide. Thanks to my Fellowship budget, I printed 150 copies, and every delegate took one home. Talk about research impact!

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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Although I'm on Annual Leave, I was pleased to see this in my email inbox yesterday!

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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Always on PSPO watch 👀 this time outside Elland Road after a stadium tour for my partner’s 30th birthday 🎁

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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Thrilled to speak for the first time “up the road” at the University of Sheffield, and my first time using a microphone too 🎤 It was a pleasure to present my paper this morning at the Emerging Urban Inequalities Conference hosted by @sheffieldurbanism.bsky.social!

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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

While I was there, I visited the Museum of Homelessness. It’s an inspiring space that’s building the UK’s national collection of homelessness, with ‘storytellers’ sharing the stories behind objects connected to those who’ve experienced homelessness, giving a platform to voices that often go unheard.

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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I spent part of my annual leave last week in London attending the Cowboy Carter tour 🤠 🐝

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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Spending a sunny morning indoors was worth it for such an insightful event! Thanks to Public Policy Exchange for having me. Now off to get some WFG time in the sun 🌞

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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Suited and booted last month for the Law Ball 🪩 #35mm

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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

And, to hopefully/shamelessly increase my BlueSky profile, a picture of my (nearly 15 year old!) dog, Axl 🐶

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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Clause 7: This is a welcome inclusion that could be developed further. I have long recommended robust accountability processes from the central government for ASB powers, particularly PSPOs (shura.shu.ac.uk/33830/1/Arch...).

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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Clause 4: Another remnant of the Criminal Justice Bill, and something we similarly advocated against. Evidence must be presented which shows that a £500 FPN is more likely to deter ASB than one of £100, otherwise it only worsens the criminalisation of vulnerability.

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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Clause 3: A remnant of the previous Criminal Justice Bill, dispersal directions are blunt, short-term resolutions. As we advocated in our written evidence for the earlier Bill (shura.shu.ac.uk/33820/3/Heap...) it will serve to only exclude vulnerable citizens from public spaces for longer.

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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Particularly interested to see what is meant by "strengthening" the existing anti-social behaviour powers!

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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

A few weeks into my Early Career Research and Innovation Fellowship, and it's been great to start drafting outputs from my PhD! I'm keen to share my research with academic, practitioner, and public audiences—so if you know of opportunities for talks, panels, or presentations, I'd love to hear 😄

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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

First viva anniversary 🎉 Feel really lucky to have had an enjoyable experience, although I do look like a deer in headlights in these pictures!

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