Suffolk library ban for person who defecated in sink

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Defecating in a sink, violence and riding bikes inside are some of the reasons a council has banned people from its libraries.

Suffolk County Council has handed out almost 170 bans over the past two years.

Verbal abuse and intimidation of staff or customers accounted for 68, while 15 were issued for physical assaults.

A council spokesman said safety was its priority but added banning people was "always a last resort".

Figures obtained by the Local Democracy Reporting Service showed 167 library bans were issued, in the two years to April 2019, for:

Elsewhere, a member of the public received a lifetime ban from the council's Endeavour House headquarters in Ipswich for threatening verbal behaviour to staff.

Another individual was banned from all recycling centres and waste management facilities for at least 24 months for threatening a member of staff at Foxhall Recycling Centre near Ipswich.

"Suffolk County Council takes the issue of banning anyone from our buildings very seriously and this is always a last resort," the authority said.

"However, our primary concern must be for the safety of our staff and other members of the public who may be present."