HC Deb 05 February 2002 vol 379 c865W
Bob Spink

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the circumstances in which the issue of child curfew orders is appropriate. [28414]

Mr. Denham

[holding answer 18 January 2002]: We are ready to consider applications from local authorities or the police to set up local child curfews where: an area has been identified which has a particular problem of antisocial or criminal behaviour at night by unsupervised under 16-year-olds the local community has been consulted, in the way set out by statute the proposed curfew is necessary and proportionate to prevent crime and disorder.