Constable Simon Crowcroft said that the parish was exploring ways of dealing with the problem, including implementing new laws and investigating how existing legislation could be enforced.
Mr Crowcroft said that he and the St Helier Roads Committee would be writing to the Magistrate to find out whether the current Policing of the Parks Regulations were enforceable. According to the regulations, no one may indulge in any behaviour that annoys park users or interferes with their enjoyment of or comfort within a park.
Mr Crowcroft said: ‘The legislation has not been considered sufficient in the past but legal opinion changes over time, so I think it is worth discussing the situation with the present Magistrate.
Mr Crowcroft added that he wanted to reclaim the park from a small minority of problem drinkers and said that he was not seeking an absolute ban on the consumption of alcohol in parks.
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