8 Dec 2004 : Column 626W—continued
Anti-social Behaviour Act
Mr. Oaten:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crack houses have been closed under the provisions of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003, broken down by local authority. [201433]
Ms Blears:
Data is not readily available by local authority. Closure orders by Government Office region for the period 20 January to end September 2004 are as follows.
| Region | Closure orders
|
|---|
| East of England | 5
|
| South east | 23
|
| South west | 24
|
| East Midlands | 10
|
| West Midlands | 3
|
| North west | 13
|
| North east | 7
|
| Yorkshire and Humber | 4
|
| Wales | 5
|
| London | 64
|
| Total | 158
|
Tom Cox:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been imposed in (a) the Greater London area and (b) the London borough of Wandsworth in each of the last two years. [200942]
Ms Blears:
The available information, up to 30 June 2004 (latest available), is given in the table.
The number of ASBOs issued in Greater London, at all courts, as reported to the
Home Office, by area, in which restrictions are imposed, and period.
| Area | 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 | 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004(26) |
Total
|
|---|
| Greater London | 38 | 183 | 221
|
| of which | | |
|
| Wandsworth London borough | — | 8 | 8
|
(26) Latest available
Chris Ruane:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders were (a) accepted and (b) rejected by each court area in each year since their introduction. [199557]
Ms Blears:
The available information is given in tables A and B.
Table A: The number of antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) issued at all courts, as reported to the Home Office,from 1 April 1999 to 30 June 2004 (latest available)—England and Wales
| | | | From 1 January 2002 to
31 December 2002(28)
|
|---|
| Type of court/area | From 1 April 1999 to 31 May 2000(27) | From 1 June 2000 to 31 December 2000 | From 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2001 | On application | On conviction
|
|---|
| Magistrates court committee (MCC)/police force area
|
| Avon and Somerset | 9 | 3 | 15 | 7 | —
|
| Bedfordshire | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | —
|
| Cambridgeshire | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | —
|
| Cheshire | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | —
|
| Cleveland | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | —
|
| Cumbria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | —
|
| Derbyshire | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | —
|
| Devon and Cornwall | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | —
|
| Dorset | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | —
|
| Durham | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | —
|
| Essex | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | —
|
| Gloucestershire | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | —
|
| GLMCA/Metropolitan Police(29) | 9 | 19 | 13 | 19 | —
|
| Greater Manchester | 10 | 2 | 24 | 77 | 1
|
| Hampshire | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | —
|
| Hertfordshire | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | —
|
| Humberside | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | —
|
| Kent | 0 | 3 | 17 | 16 | —
|
| Lancashire | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | —
|
| Leicestershire | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | —
|
| Lincolnshire | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | —
|
| Merseyside | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | —
|
| Norfolk | 6 | 0 | 12 | 7 | —
|
| Northamptonshire | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | —
|
| Northumbria | 8 | 5 | 9 | 16 | —
|
| North Yorkshire | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | —
|
| Nottinghamshire | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | —
|
| South Yorkshire | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | —
|
| Staffordshire | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | —
|
| Suffolk | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | —
|
| Surrey | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | —
|
| Sussex | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | —
|
| Thames Valley | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | —
|
| Warwickshire | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | —
|
| West Mercia | 5 | 7 | 39 | 29 | —
|
| West Midlands | 11 | 28 | 43 | 23 | —
|
| West Yorkshire | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | —
|
| Wiltshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | —
|
| England | 104 | 133 | 317 | 390 | 1
|
| | | | |
|
| Dyfed Powys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —
|
| Gwent | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | —
|
| North Wales | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | —
|
| South Wales | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | —
|
| Wales | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0
|
| | | | |
|
| Total E and W MCC/pfa | 104 | 135 | 322 | 402 | 1
|
| | | | |
|
| County Court Group | | | | |
|
| Midland and Oxford Group 4 | * | * | * | — | *
|
| Midland Group 1 | * | * | * | — | *
|
| Northern Groups 1 and 2 | * | * | * | — | *
|
| North Eastern Groups 3 and 5 | * | * | * | — | *
|
| South East (London) Groups 1 and 2 | * | * | * | — | *
|
| South East (Prov.) Groups 1, 3, 4, 5 | * | * | * | — | *
|
| Wales and Chester Groups 2 and 3 | * | * | * | — | *
|
| Western Group 3 | * | * | * | — | *
|
| Total E and W County Court Group | * | * | * | — | *
|
| | | | |
|
| Crown Court Circuit | | | | |
|
| Midland | * | * | * | * | *
|
| Northern | * | * | * | * | *
|
| North Eastern | * | * | * | * | *
|
| South Eastern London | * | * | * | * | *
|
| South Eastern Provincial | * | * | * | * | *
|
| Wales and Chester | * | * | * | * | *
|
| Western | * | * | * | * | *
|
| Total E and W Crown Court Circuits | * | * | * | * | *
|
| | | | |
|
| Total all courts England and Wales | 104 | 135 | 322 | 402 | *
|
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| From 1 January 2003 to
31 December 2003
| From 1 January 2004 to
30 June 2004
|
|---|
| Type of court/area | On application | On conviction | On application | On conviction | Total
1 April 1999 to 30 June 2004
|
|---|
| Magistrates court committee (MCC)/police force area
|
| Avon and Somerset | 2 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 73
|
| Bedfordshire | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25
|
| Cambridgeshire | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 34
|
| Cheshire | 18 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 63
|
| Cleveland | 12 | 1 | 7 | — | 34
|
| Cumbria | 2 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 38
|
| Derbyshire | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 32
|
| Devon and Cornwall | 3 | 4 | — | 10 | 29
|
| Dorset | 4 | — | 6 | 2 | 16
|
| Durham | 10 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 48
|
| Essex | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 31
|
| Gloucestershire | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17
|
| GLMCA/Metropolitan Police(29) | 51 | 42 | 30 | 72 | 255
|
| Greater Manchester | 123 | 66 | 83 | 72 | 458
|
| Hampshire | 17 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 63
|
| Hertfordshire | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 47
|
| Humberside | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 36
|
| Kent | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 65
|
| Lancashire | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 107
|
| Leicestershire | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 12
|
| Lincolnshire | — | 4 | — | 1 | 8
|
| Merseyside | 34 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 104
|
| Norfolk | 5 | — | 7 | 6 | 43
|
| Northamptonshire | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 20
|
| Northumbria | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 62
|
| North Yorkshire | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 25
|
| Nottinghamshire | 8 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 51
|
| South Yorkshire | 19 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 77
|
| Staffordshire | 5 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 61
|
| Suffolk | 8 | 12 | — | 23 | 55
|
| Surrey | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 24
|
| Sussex | 18 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 81
|
| Thames Valley | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 46
|
| Warwickshire | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 40
|
| West Mercia | 20 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 123
|
| West Midlands | 19 | 49 | 8 | 31 | 212
|
| West Yorkshire | 70 | 9 | 101 | 27 | 241
|
| Wiltshire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10
|
| England | 546 | 356 | 429 | 490 | 2,766
|
| | | | |
|
| Dyfed Powys | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 16
|
| Gwent | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16
|
| North Wales | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 27
|
| South Wales | 14 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 49
|
| Wales | 21 | 35 | 9 | 24 | 108
|
| | | | |
|
| Total E and W MCC/pfa | 567 | 391 | 438 | 514 | 2,874
|
| | | | |
|
| County Court Group | | | | |
|
| Midland and Oxford Group 4 | — | * | 3 | * | 3
|
| Midland Group 1 | — | * | 1 | * | 1
|
| Northern Groups 1 and 2 | 2 | * | 2 | * | 4
|
| North Eastern Groups 3 and 5 | — | * | 2 | * | 2
|
| South East (London) Groups 1 and 2 | 1 | * | 1 | * | 2
|
| South East (Prov.) Groups 1, 3, 4, 5 | 2 | * | 4 | * | 6
|
| Wales and Chester Groups 2 and 3 | 1 | * | 2 | * | 3
|
| Western Group 3 | 3 | * | 1 | * | 4
|
| Total E and W County Court Group | 9 | * | 16 | * | 25
|
| | | | |
|
| Crown Court Circuit | | | | |
|
| Midland | * | 9 | * | 19 | 28
|
| Northern | * | 31 | * | 31 | 62
|
| North Eastern | * | 5 | * | 11 | 16
|
| South Eastern London | * | 0 | * | 8 | 8
|
| South Eastern Provincial | * | 10 | * | 9 | 19
|
| Wales and Chester | * | 1 | * | 4 | 5
|
| Western | * | 9 | * | 23 | 32
|
| Total E and W Crown Court Circuits | * | 65 | * | 105 | 170
|
| | | | |
|
| Total all courts England and Wales | * | 641 | * | 559 | 3,069
|
(27) From 1 April 1999 up to 31 May 2000 data were collected by police force area on aggregated numbers only.
(28) Following introduction of the Police Reform Act ASBOs are available to the courts following conviction of a criminal offence.
(29) Including City of London.
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8 Dec 2004 : Column 631W
Table B: The number of applications for antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) refused at the magistrates court, as reported to the Home Office from 1 April 1999 to 30 June 2004 (latest available)—England and Wales
| MCC/police force area (pfa) | From
1 April 1999 to 31 May 2000(30) | From
1 June 2000 to 31 December 2000 | From
1 January 2001 to 31 December 2001
|
|---|
| Cleveland | — | 1 | —
|
| Cumbria | — | — | —
|
| GLMCA/Metropolitan Police(31) | — | 2 | 3
|
| Greater Manchester | — | — | —
|
| Hampshire | — | — | 2
|
| Kent | — | — | —
|
| Lancashire | — | — | —
|
| Merseyside | 4 | — | —
|
| Norfolk | — | — | 1
|
| Suffolk | — | — | 1
|
| Sussex | — | 1 | —
|
| Thames Valley | — | — | —
|
| West Midlands | — | 1 | —
|
| West Yorkshire | — | — | —
|
| Wiltshire | — | — | 4
|
| | |
|
| Total England and Wales | 4 | 5 | 11
|
| MCC/police force area (pfa) | From
1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002 | From
1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003 | From
1 January 2004 to 31 June 2004 | Total
1 April 1999 to 30 June 2004
|
|---|
| Cleveland | — | — | 1 | 2
|
| Cumbria | 1 | — | — | 1
|
| GLMCA/Metropolitan Police(31) | 2 | 2 | — | 9
|
| Greater Manchester | 1 | 4 | — | 5
|
| Hampshire | — | 1 | 1 | 4
|
| Kent | 4 | — | — | 4
|
| Lancashire | — | — | 2 | 2
|
| Merseyside | — | 1 | — | 5
|
| Norfolk | — | — | — | 1
|
| Suffolk | — | — | — | 1
|
| Sussex | — | — | — | 1
|
| Thames Valley | — | 1 | — | 1
|
| West Midlands | — | — | — | 1
|
| West Yorkshire | 1 | — | — | 1
|
| Wiltshire | — | — | — | 4
|
| | | |
|
| Total England and Wales | 9 | 9 | 4 | 42
|
(30) From 1 April 1999 up to 31 May 2000 data were collected by police force area on aggregated numbers only.
(31) Including City of London.
Note:
No notifications have been received of ASBOs refused at the county court.
Mrs. Gillan:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been made by the courts in England and Wales in each year since December 1999, broken down by magistrates court area. [199992]
8 Dec 2004 : Column 632W
Ms Blears:
Available information on the number of antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) issued at all courts, as reported to the Home Office, by court area, is given in the table.
The number of antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) issued at all courts, as reported to the Home Office, from 1 April 1999 to 30 June 2004 (latest available).
England and Wales
| Type of court/area | From 1 April 1999 to 31 May 2000(32) | From 1 June 2000 to 31 December 2000 | From 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2001 | From 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002 | From 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003 | From 1 January 2004 to 30 June 2004 | Total April 1999 to 30 June 2004
|
|---|
| Magistrates Courts Committee/police force area
|
| Avon and Somerset | 9 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 73
|
| Bedfordshire | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 25
|
| Cambridgeshire | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 34
|
| Cheshire | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 20 | 63
|
| Cleveland | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 34
|
| Cumbria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 38
|
| Derbyshire | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 32
|
| Devon and Cornwall | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 29
|
| Dorset | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16
|
| Durham | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 48
|
| Essex | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 31
|
| Gloucestershire | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17
|
| GLMCA/Metropolitan Police(33) | 9 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 93 | 102 | 255
|
| Greater Manchester | 10 | 2 | 24 | 78 | 189 | 155 | 458
|
| Hampshire | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 22 | 63
|
| Hertfordshire | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 47
|
| Humberside | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 36
|
| Kent | 0 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 65
|
| Lancashire | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 107
|
| Leicestershire | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12
|
| Lincolnshire | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8
|
| Merseyside | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 37 | 27 | 104
|
| Norfolk | 6 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 43
|
| Northamptonshire | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 20
|
| Northumbria | 8 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 62
|
| North Yorkshire | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 25
|
| Nottinghamshire | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 51
|
| South Yorkshire | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 22 | 77
|
| Staffordshire | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 61
|
| Suffolk | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 55
|
| Surrey | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 24
|
| Sussex | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 34 | 81
|
| Thames Valley | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 46
|
| Warwickshire | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 40
|
| West Mercia | 5 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 123
|
| West Midlands | 11 | 28 | 43 | 23 | 68 | 39 | 212
|
| West Yorkshire | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 79 | 128 | 241
|
| Wiltshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10
|
| England | 104 | 133 | 317 | 391 | 902 | 919 | 2,766
|
| | | | | | |
|
| Dyfed Powys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 16
|
| Gwent | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16
|
| North Wales | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 27
|
| South Wales | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 49
|
| Wales | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 33 | 108
|
| Total E and W magistrates courts | 104 | 135 | 322 | 403 | 958 | 952 | 2,874
|
| | | | | | |
|
| County court group
|
| Midland and Oxford Group 4 | * | * | * | * | — | 3 | 3
|
| Midland Group 1 | * | * | * | * | — | 1 | 1
|
| Northern Groups 1 and 2 | * | * | * | * | 2 | 2 | 4
|
| North Eastern Groups 3 and 5 | * | * | * | * | — | 2 | 2
|
| South East (London) Groups 1 and 2 | * | * | * | * | 1 | 1 | 2
|
| South East (Prov) Groups 1,3,4,5 | * | * | * | * | 2 | 4 | 6
|
| Wales and Chester Groups 2 and 3 | * | * | * | * | 1 | 2 | 3
|
| Western Group 3 | * | * | * | * | 3 | 1 | 4
|
| Total E and W county courts | * | * | * | * | 9 | 16 | 25
|
| Crown court circuit
|
| Midland | * | * | * | * | 9 | 19 | 28
|
| Northern | * | * | * | * | 31 | 31 | 62
|
| North Eastern | * | * | * | * | 5 | 11 | 16
|
| South Eastern London | * | * | * | * | 0 | 8 | 8
|
| South Eastern Provincial | * | * | * | * | 10 | 9 | 19
|
| Wales and Chester | * | * | * | * | 1 | 4 | 5
|
| Western | * | * | * | * | 9 | 23 | 32
|
| Total E and W Crown court | * | * | * | * | 65 | 105 | 170
|
| Total all courts England and Wales | 104 | 135 | 322 | 403 | 1,032 | 1,073 | 3,069
|
(32) From 1 April 1999 up to 31 May 2000 data were collected by police force area on aggregated numbers only.
(33) Including City of London.
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Mrs. Gillan:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been made on (a) under-16 year olds, (b) 18 to 21 year olds and (c) those aged 21 years or over, broken down by sex, in each of the financial years since April 2000; and what percentage of those orders have been breached. [199994]
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Ms Blears:
Information is given in table A on the number of antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) issued, as reported to the Home Office, by age, sex and financial year.
The readily available information on ASBO breaches covers the period from 1 June 2000 to 31 December 2002. This is given in table B. Data on breaches up to the end of 2003 will be available in the near future.
Table A: The number of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders issued, as reported to the Home Office, by age, sex and period
England and Wales
| Age 10–15
| Age 16–17
| Age 18–20
|
|---|
| Male | Female | Persons | Male | Female | Persons | Male | Female | Persons
|
|---|
| 1 June 2000 to 31 March 2001 | 69 | 3 | 72 | 27 | 4 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 30
|
| 1 April to 31 Mar ch 2002 | 109 | 1 | 110 | 81 | 2 | 83 | 43 | 3 | 46
|
| 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003 | 136 | 8 | 144 | 119 | 10 | 129 | 48 | 6 | 54
|
| 1 Apr il 2003 to 31 March 2004 | 270 | 26 | 296 | 289 | 23 | 312 | 200 | 16 | 216
|
| Total | 584 | 38 | 622 | 516 | 39 | 555 | 320 | 26 | 346
|
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| Age 21 and over
| Age not known
| Total all
|
|---|
| Male | Female | Persons | Male | Female | Persons | ages and not known
|
|---|
| 1 June 2000 to31 March 2001 | 45 | 15 | 60 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 213
|
| 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002 | 46 | 26 | 72 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 321
|
| 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003 | 112 | 39 | 151 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 495
|
| 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004 | 397 | 117 | 514 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1,343
|
| Total | 600 | 197 | 797 | 36 | 16 | 52 | 2,372
|
(34) Data for the period from 1 April to 31 May 2000 is not available by age or sex.
Table B: The number of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders issued, as reported to the Home Office, by age and sex, in the period from 1 June 2000 to 31 December 20021, and the number breached in the same period
England and Wales
| Age 10–15
| | Age 16–17
| Age 18–20
|
|---|
| Male | Female | Person | Male | Female | Person | Male | Female | Persons
|
|---|
| ABSOs issued | 266 | 9 | 275 | 191 | 12 | 203 | 103 | 9 | 112
|
| ASBO breached | 103 | 3 | 106 | 72 | 5 | 77 | 34 | 6 | 40
|
| Breach rate(per cent.) | 39 | 33 | 39 | 38 | 42 | 38 | 33 | 67 | 36
|
| Male | Age 21 and over Female | Persons | Male | Age not known Female | Persons | Total all ages and not known
|
|---|
| ASBOs issued | 155 | 68 | 223 | 34 | 13 | 47 | 860
|
| ASBOs breached | 50 | 19 | 69 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 305
|
| Breach rate (per cent) | 32 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 28 | 35
|
Note:
Breaches are counted on a persons basis, i.e multiple breaches (occurring at the same time), or where the order has been breached on more than one occasion, are counted as one breach.
