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James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what estimate he has made of the number of antisocial behaviour orders issued to those under the age of 16 years which were breached where (a) a parenting order and (b) an individual support order was also issued in the last 12 months; [301798]
(2) how many and what proportion of antisocial behaviour orders issued to those under the age of 17 years in 2008 had an individual support order attached. [301799]
Mr. Alan Campbell:
The information requested on the number of antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) issued to those under the age of 16 years which were
breached where a parenting order and an individual support order was also issued is not available.
ASBO breach data compiled by my Department do not include details of whether defendants proven in court to have breached their ASBO were subject to either an individual support order or a parenting order. This information could be ascertained only by examination of individual court files, which could be achieved only at disproportionate cost.
Data on the number of antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) issued in 2008 are not yet available.
Antisocial Behaviour: Crime Prevention
James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) individual support orders and (b) intervention orders in preventing antisocial behaviour. [301800]
Mr. Alan Campbell: The Home Office has commissioned two pieces of work evaluating interventions to tackle antisocial behaviour. These are:
Research to examine local variations in the use of antisocial behaviour interventions. This was the first step to developing further work into the comparative effectiveness of different approaches to tackling antisocial behaviour. The findings of this study are due to be published soon; and
An evaluation of the comparative effectiveness of interventions to address antisocial behaviour. Results from this evaluation are due in spring 2010.
Three independent reports have confirmed that our approach to tackling antisocial behaviour is working. The National Audit Office (NAO) reported that two thirds of people stop committing ASB after one intervention, rising to nine out of 10 after three interventions. Many of these were warning letters and antisocial behaviour contracts which are voluntary measures.
Assaults on Police
Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers were (a) shot at, (b) injured by shootings and (c) killed by shootings in each police force area in (i) 2007-08 and (ii) 2008-09. [302447]
Mr. Hanson: Available information relates to 2007-08 and is given in the following table.
Data for 2008-09 are scheduled to be published in January 2010.
Asylum
Paul Holmes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to ensure that those whose claim for asylum is refused but who are unable to return home immediately through no fault of their own are allowed to work in the UK pending their return. [302156]
Mr. Woolas [holding answer 30 November 2009]: It is not the Government's policy to allow asylum seekers or failed asylum seekers to work. The only exception to this is asylum seekers who have been waiting 12 months for a decision where this delay cannot be attributed to them. Allowing asylum seekers to work in these circumstances is in accordance with the EC Directive on the reception of asylum seekers.
Where a decision has been made that a person does not require international protection, and there are no remaining rights of appeal or obstacles to their return, we expect unsuccessful asylum seekers to return voluntarily to their country of origin. A generous package of reintegration assistance is available to assist failed asylum seekers to return voluntarily to the country of origin.
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