§ Lord Smith of Leighasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the trend in the number of incidents involving nuisance caused by young people which are recorded by the police; and whet her police forces are giving this problem sufficient attention .[HL3435]
§ Lord RookerThe police do not record the number of incidents involving nuisance caused by young people.The British Crime Survey, however, reports on how much of a problem people perceive various forms of disorder to be in their local area. "Teenagers hanging around on the streets" was recorded as a "very" or "fairly" big problem for 20 per cent in 1992, with the trend generally upwards to 32 per cent in 2000.
Police forces are required by the Crime and Disorder Act to join local authority representatives and others in crime and disorder partnerships, which can play a significant part in tackling anti-social behaviour. Partnerships have been asked to identify an anti-social behaviour co-ordinator to ensure that nuisance caused by young people and others is given sufficient attention, not only by the police but also by other key partners in the local area.