A SCHOOL headteacher in Worcester is backing powers to fine parents £100 for parking in the wrong places - saying it would benefit everyone.

Sean Devlin, the head of Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College, said he "hasn't got a problem" with on-the-spot fines being dished out to parents on the school run.

As your Worcester News revealed yesterday from Monday, October 20 councils can issue so-called Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) to help make schools safer from inappropriate parking.

The Government is allowing town halls flexibility on whether to adopt the powers or not, and they can also be used to fine beggars, buskers and even nuisance charity street collectors if need be.

Mr Devlin said: "I haven't got a problem with it.

"It is a nightmare sometimes and I can't just go around saying to parents 'you can't park there'.

"We have a lot of kids here and my view is, I haven't got an issue with it."

The school, which is in Timberdine Avenue, Battenhall, has a huge catchment area with parking at a premium.

Some parents have also contacted your Worcester News to say they back the fines being introduced.

Sam Marsden, 47, who has a child at Nunnery Wood High School in Spetchley Road, said: "I realise not every child can get the bus or walk to school and they need the car, but they can cause chaos at times.

"The bigger schools, the more problems it causes.

"Most parents wouldn't say no to this as long as it was done sensibly for the benefit of the sensible drivers, and helps protect the children."

The fines could only be used if the schools were consulted, and detailed protected zones where clearly identified where parents could not park.

Worcester City Council, which recently reviewed parking arrangements around all schools with the county council, says it has no plans to adopt the powers immediately but will be looking at it closely.

Neil Morris, headteacher at Christopher Whitehead Language College in St John's, has already said he fears it would antagonise parents.