Police in Greenwich have been issued extra stop and search powers and granted the ability to move people on.
Announcing on Twitter this afternoon the first post read: "A S.60 authority has been granted between 3pm today and 2am tomorrow.
"The authority covers the following wards in Greenwich; Abbey Wood, Glyndon, Plumstead, Thamesmead Moorings, Woolwich Riverside and Woolwich Common."
An hour later they added to this
"A dispersal authority has been granted under s.34 Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014," the tweet read.
"The authority is in place between 3pm today, until 2am hours tomorrow."
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