§ Mr. BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what advice he has given to magistrates on implementing anti-social behaviour orders. [136352]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeTraining for lay magistrates is organised and delivered locally but is based on the advice and syllabuses prepared by the Judicial Studies Board. In addition to the training pack and handout on anti-social behaviour orders (ASBO) which were sent out by the Board last year, we have issued two booklets to the relevant agencies including the magistrates' courts service: "Anti-Social Behaviour Orders—Guidance", produced by the Home Office in March 1999; and "Anti-Social Behaviour Orders—Guidance on drawing up640W local ASBO Protocols", produced jointly by the Home Office and the Local Government Association in June 2000.
§ Mr. FallonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list those local authorities that have issued anti-social behaviour orders since April 1999 and the number of orders in each case. [138327]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeOver 100 anti-social behaviour orders have been issued since the measure was implemented on 1 April 1999. Figures for the numbers of orders obtained by local authority area are not held centrally.