§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued in respect of(a) juveniles, (b) adults and (c) in total of (a) and (b) in (i) Coventry South, (ii) the West Midlands and (iii) nationally. [139319]
§ Mr. Boateng[holding answer 23 November 2000]: At least 140 anti-social behaviour orders have been issued since the measure was implemented on 1 April 1999. The figure is not broken down by local authority area, 516W although we are aware of at least 12 in the West Midlands police force area. We cannot provide, from the figures available, a breakdown by age of the defendant.
According to Coventry City Council, at least three orders are in force in Coventry South, all of which are against juveniles.