HC Deb 27 May 2004 vol 421 cc1758-61W
Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many anti-social behaviour orders have been used in Lancashire, broken down by district; [175496]

(2) how many anti-social behaviour orders are awaiting decisions in Lancashire, broken down by district; [175497]

(3) how many anti-social behaviour orders have resulted in a custodial sentence in Lancashire, broken down by district. [175510]

Ms Blears

Information is given in Table A on the number of applications for anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) in Lancashire, by result, and local authority area, up to 31 December 2003 (latest available).

Data are not collected centrally on the status of orders currently being processed.

ASBOs are civil orders introduced under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, and do not of themselves result in a custodial sentence. Breach of an ASBO is a criminal offence and a custodial sentence may result following conviction. Information on breaches of ASBOs are compiled from data reported on the Home Office Court Proceedings Database. Available information for ASBOs breached in Lancashire is given in Table B.

Table B: ASBOs breached in Lancashire, by type of sentence imposed and period, from 1 June 2000 to 31 December 20021,

England and Wales

Type of sentence imposed for breach of ASBO
Period (by appearance date) Unsuspended

imprisonment

Immediate custody

Detention in a young

offender institution

Detention and

training orders

Other Total
1 June to 31 December 2000
1 January to 31 December 2001 2 1 3 6
1 January to 31 December 2002 2 1 2 2 7
Total 4 2 2 5 13
1 Breach data are compiled from breaches reported on the Home Office Court Proceedings Database. Data for 2003 will be available in

the autumn.

Note:
Individuals breaching their ASBO more than once in the same year are counted only once for that year, based on the principal disposal

(severest penalty imposed). Individuals breaching more than once, but in different years, are counted separately for each year.

Chris Ruane

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children and young people who have broken anti-social behaviour orders are in(a) local authority secure units, (b) secure training centres and (c) young offender institutions; and if he will make a statement. [175465]

Ms Blears

Information on breaches of anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) are compiled from data reported on the Home Office Court Proceedings

ASBOs breached by persons aged 10 to 20 years, by type of sentence imposed and period, from 1 June 2000 to 31 December 20021
Period (by appearance date) Detention in a Young

Offender Institution2

Detention and

Training Orders 3

Other Total
1 June to 31 December 2000 4 5 9
1 January to 31 December 2001 13 24 44 81
1 January to 31 December 2002 25 53 103 181
Total 38 81 152 271
1 Breach data are compiled from breaches reported on the Home Office Court Proceedings Database. Data for 2003 will be available in the autumn.
2Persons aged 18 to 20 years.

Table A: The number of ASBOs, as notified to the Home Office

by all courts within Lancashire, by local authority area and result,

1 April 1999 to 31 December 2003

Local authority area Total

issued

Total

refused

Lancashire 72 0
of which:
from 1 April 1999 to 31 May 2000 by pfa 5 0
from 1 June 2000 to 31 December 2003 by 67 0
local authority area
Blackburn with Darwen BC 3 0
Blackpool BC 10 0
Burnley BC 17 0
Chorley BC 5 0
Fylde BC 3 0
Hyndburn BC 4 0
Lancaster CC 2 0
Oswaldtwistle 1 0
Pendle BC 3 0
Preston BC 5 0
Ribble Valley BC 1 0
Rossendale BC 9 0
South Ribble BC 1 0
West Lancashire DC 2 0
Wyre BC 1 0
Note:
Between 1 April 1999 to 31 May 2000 data available by police force area (pfa) only.

Database. We are unable to tell the number of offenders currently held for broach of an ASBO in local authority secure units or secure training centres. The number of offenders sentenced to a period of detention in young offender institutions for a breach of an ASBO, for the period 1 June 2000 to 31 December 2002, is shown in the table, together with other sentences imposed. Breach data for 2003 will be available in the autumn.

3 Persons aged 10 to 17 years. Offenders may be sent to a local authority secure unit, secure training centre or (over 15 years of age), to a young offender institution.

Note:

Individuals breaching their ASBO more than once in the same year are counted only once for that year, based on the principal disposal (severest penalty imposed). Individuals breaching more than once, but in different years, are counted separately for each year.