Anti-social Behaviour Orders

HC Deb 27 May 2004 vol 421 c1783W

John Mann

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what training provision is provided for clerks to magistrates courts in the use and application of anti-social behaviour orders. [176013]

Mr. Leslie

The responsibility for the training of court clerks currently rests locally with the 42 independent Magistrates Courts Committees (MCCs). The Judicial Studies Board (JSB) has issued guidance on the application and use of anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) to all magistrates and this is available to court clerks.

The JSB has also issued MCCs with two Criminal Justice Reform updates in March and April 2004 for circulation to both court clerks and magistrates.

In addition, the Justice's Clerks Society has recently finalised a guidance document on ASBOs after consultation with the Home Office, which has been sent to all their members.