HC Deb 14 February 2000 vol 344 c402W
24. Mr. McWalter

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of councils have used their powers to impose anti-social behaviour orders. [108258]

Mr. Charles Clarke

Anti-social behaviour orders are imposed by the courts upon application by either the local authority or the police. Information about the number of orders which have been granted is not held centrally, but we believe that about 20–25 are currently in force, involving about 15 different areas.