§ Mr. MudieTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was his Department's estimate of the average cost of making and enforcing an anti-social behaviour order at the time of the passage of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998; [105557]
(2) how many anti-social behaviour orders have been enforced since the passing of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 in (a) Birmingham, (b) Leeds, (c) Manchester, (d) Newcastle, (e) Liverpool and (f) Sheffield; [105558]
(3) what is the cost per order of making and enforcing an anti-social behaviour order in (a) Birmingham, (b) Leeds, (c) Manchester, (d) Newcastle, (e) Liverpool and (f) Sheffield. [105556]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe costs quoted in the Financial and Explanatory Memorandum for the Bill assumed an average additional cost of £600 per anti-social behaviour order. This took account of offsetting savings.
Records of the numbers of orders granted and their cost are not held centrally. At this stage, it is too early to say with any accuracy how much it will cost on average to make and enforce orders in these local authority areas.
555WAfter an order is made, any breach of it will be subject to criminal proceedings. Enforcement in the form of criminal prosecution for a breach has, as far as we are aware, taken place in respect of one order, in Newcastle.
§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was spent on programmes to combat anti-social behaviour in each of the last 10 years. [105708]
§ Mr. Charles Clarke[holding answer 18 January 2000]: The Government provided specific powers to the police and local authorities to tackle anti-social behaviour in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Since 1999, agencies and partnerships have been able to bid for funding to help them tackle crime and disorder including anti-social behaviour under the Government's three year Crime Reduction Programme. An example of one which has done so is the Humberside police which has received £406,000 for a targeted policing project to reduce anti-social behaviour and low level criminal behaviour on five beats in Kingston upon Hull. The South Wales police have also received funding of almost £1 million for several targeted policing projects which aim to reduce crime and disorder by young people and public disorder.
The Social Exclusion Unit has chaired a Policy Action Team on Anti-Social Behaviour (PAT 8) to inform the preparation of a national strategy for neighbourhood renewal. The PAT 8 report is expected to be published in March. The Home Office, in consultation with the Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, will be expected to issue guidance on tackling anti-social behaviour in accordance with the report's recommendations.