§ Huw Irranca-DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) acceptable behaviour certificates, (b) interim antisocial behaviour orders and (c) full antisocial behaviour orders have been issued in (i) Wales, (ii) the South Wales Police Authority region, (iii) the Bridgend Division of the South Wales police and (iv) the Ogmore constituency. [176579]
§ Ms BlearsAcceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABCs)—data on numbers of ABCs are not collected centrally.
Interim antisocial behaviour orders—available information shows that interim orders have been issued for two offenders within South Wales between introduction (2 December 2002) and 31 December 2003 (latest available).
Antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs)—introduced under the Crime and Disorder Act (1998) ASBOs have been available to the courts since 1 April 1999. Since commencement, and up to 31 December 2003, the number of ASBOs issued in Wales, as reported to the Home Office, is 77. Data on numbers of ASBOs issued within South Wales (in which the South Wales Police Authority and the Ogmore constituency are located), are given in the table, by local authority area.
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Number of ASBOs, as notified to the Home Office by all courts within South Wales, by local authority area, 1 April 1999 to
31 December 2003
Local authority area Total issued South Wales Of which: 36 From 1 April 1999 to 31 May 2000 by pfa 0 From 1 June 2000 to 31 December 2003 by unitary authority area: 36 Cardiff CC 13 Merthyr Tydfil CBC 8 Neath Port Talbot County BC 10 Rhondda Cynon Taff County BC 4 Vale of Glamorgan Council 1 Note: Between 1 April 1999 to 31 May 2000 data available by police force area (pfa) only.