Government ASBO announcement
Home Secretary, Theresa May, announced
yesterday that a full review of the use of Anti-Social Behaviour
Orders was to be launched.
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Introduced by the last
Labour Government, ASBOs were intended to tackle anti-social
behaviour offences where other sanctions had failed. The new
Coalition Government argues that they have been ineffectual,
citing the fact that over half of all ASBOs given in 2008 were
breached.
Theresa May stated that
it was time to 'move beyond' ASBOs and believes that communities
need to pull together to stamp out anti-social behaviour. Quite how
that is to be done remains to be seen. We will provide further
updates as more information about the review is released.
In the meantime, to
discuss this matter further please contact our specialist
Anti-Social Behaviour Unit on 029 2066 0555.