§ Mr. HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued in each police authority area. [63879]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 24 June 2002]Official statistics on the number of antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) issued are based on quarterly returns received from magistrates' courts committees (MCCs). From 1 April 2001 MCC areas were aligned with all police force areas.
The latest available information up to December 2001 is given in the table.
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Number of antisocial behaviour orders issued 0as from / April 1999 to 31 December 2001 by police force area and MCC Police force area/MCC ASBOs issued Avon and Somerset 27 Bedfordshire 4 Cambridgeshire 8 Cheshire 2 Cleveland 9 Cumbria 2 Derbyshire 12 Devon and Cornwall 11 Dorset 4 Durham 13 Essex — Gloucestershire 4 Metropolitan police1/GLMCA 41 Great Manchester 26 Hampshire 7 Hertfordshire 9 Humberside 13 Kent 17 Lancashire 17 Leicestershire 5 Lincolnshire 2 Merseyside 17 Norfolk 18 Northamptonshire 8 Northumbria 18 North Yorkshire 11 Nottinghamshire 16 South Yorkshire 11 Staffordshire 10 Suffolk 7 Surrey 4 Sussex 9 Thames Valley 9 Warwickshire 3 West Mercia 51 West Midlands 67 West Yorkshire 19 Wiltshire — Dyfed Powys — Gwent 2 North Wales 1 South Wales 4 England and Wales 518 1Including City of London