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Antisocial Behaviour
Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals have been (a) dispersed, (b) arrested and (c) removed to their home address under the relevant powers contained in the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 in each month of 2004, broken down by (i) borough, (ii) age, (iii)ethnicity, (iv) offence and (v) outcome. [13101]
Hazel Blears [holding answer 18 July 2005]: This information is not collected centrally. It is estimated that dispersal powers have been authorised in over 400 areas in England and Wales between January 2004, when the powers came into force in September 2004. The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police tells me that, between January and December 2004, the Metropolitan Police authorised 63 dispersal areas under section 30 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003. A breakdown by London borough is shown in the following table
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Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what medical history is taken from individuals issued with an antisocial behaviour orders. [13561]
Hazel Blears: It is for local agencies to determine what medical history should be considered when applying for an antisocial behaviour order (ASBO). If there is evidence to suggest that a perpetrator of antisocial behaviour is suffering from a medical condition, mental health condition, disability or is vulnerable in any other way then a practitioner with specialist knowledge should be involved in an assessment process to determine the cause of the behaviour and whether an ASBO is the most appropriate tool to address that behaviour. The assessment should take account of any known medical conditions or disabilities as well as uncovering undiagnosed problems.
Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Government have taken to tackle the causes of antisocial behaviour; and if he will make a statement. [13745]
Hazel Blears: An effective approach to tackling antisocial behaviour is based on a mixture of support and sanction. For example, the Home Office recently announced on 29 June half a million pounds funding for individual support orders (ISOs) for young people between the ages of 10 and 17.
The TOGETHER campaign was set up to ensure that antisocial behaviour is dealt with swiftly and effectively by local services. The first phase was about equipping practitioners with the tools and the know-how. We have seen some good results: over 4,500 antisocial behaviour orders, over 150 crack house closure orders and over 400 dispersal orders.
Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he plans to introduce across the country mediation schemes aimed at individuals who exhibit antisocial behaviour. [14172]
Hazel Blears: The Home Office has no plans to introduce mediation schemes aimed at individuals across the country who exhibit antisocial behaviour. The Government response to the Home Affairs Select Committee published in June 2005 addressed this point after it had been raised during the Committee's inquiry into antisocial behaviour.
The Government explained that mediation can form an important part of a tiered approach to tackling antisocial behaviour. However we would not wish to advocate one single response approach as this might not be applicable to all local circumstances.
Mediation also forms part of our advice to practitioners on the preventive and support measures as part of the TOGETHER campaign.
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Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish figures for the number of antisocial behaviour orders levied by each local authority since their introduction. [15208]
Paul Goggins: A detailed breakdown of antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) issued by local authority area up to 31 December 2004 (latest available) can be downloaded from the Crime Reduction website at: www.crimereduction.gov.uk/asbos2.htm
Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state how many antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) have been issued in (a) Birmingham and (b) Solihull in each year since the creation of ASBOs. [15211]
Hazel Blears: The available information is given in the table.
(127)ASBOs introduced from 1 April 1999 under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
(128)Between 1 April 1999 to 31 May 2000 data were collected on aggregate numbers only by police force area (pfa). 11 ASBOs were issued within the West Midlands pfa within this period.
(129)Not known
(130)Includes 25 orders where restrictions include the whole of England and Wales and four orders which include the whole of the West Midlands.
(131)Includes two orders where restrictions include the whole of England and Wales and one order which includes the whole of the West Midlands.
Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued in Milton Keynes since 1 January 2004. [13997]
Hazel Blears: From 1 January 2004 up to 31 December 2004 (latest available) the number of antisocial behaviour orders issued at all courts, as reported to the Home Office, where restrictions were imposed within the local government authority area of Milton Keynes borough council, is 13.
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason his Department does not keep the figures for prosecutions in the event of an antisocial behaviour order being breached. [15938]
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Hazel Blears: The Home Office Court Proceedings Database only holds details of prosecutions for breaching a criminal or civil order where the person has been found guilty. All other outcomes are excluded. Hence all of the breach figures we give in answer to parliamentary questions are based on findings of guilt.
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued in (a) South Cambridgeshire, (b) East Cambridgeshire and (c) Cambridgeshire in each year since they were introduced. [14554]
Hazel Blears: The available information is given in the following table.
(132)ASBOs introduced from 1 April 1999 under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
(133)Includes four orders where restrictions apply to the whole of England and Wales and eight orders which apply to the whole of the county.
(134)Not known.
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been breached in Cambridgeshire in each year since they were introduced; and what percentage of the total issued this represented in each case. [14555]
Hazel Blears:
Data on convictions for breach of an antisocial behaviour order (ASBO) are currently available from one June 2000 to 31 December 2003 and are available at the criminal justice system (CJS) area level only. Of the 19 ASBOs reported to the Home Office as having been issued in the Cambridgeshire CJS area (which is coterminous with the county area) during this period, eight were breached on one or more occasions. The number and years in which first time breaches occurred are as follows: one in 2001, one in 2002 and six in 2003.
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Breach data for 2004 will be available towards the end of the year.
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