§ Mark TamiTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what requirements are placed on local authorities and the police to liaise on and co-ordinate(a) their response to and (b) regulation of anti-social behaviour orders. [156449]
§ Ms BlearsBefore applying for an anti-social behaviour order the police and local authority have a statutory duty to consult with each other. Where the applicant is a Registered Social Landlord, British Transport Police, a Housing Action Trust or a County Council, they must consult with both the local police and local authority. It is a matter of good practice that all agencies should be involved in monitoring the order once it has been granted.
§ Mark TamiTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many anti-social behaviour orders were granted in each local authority in each of the last two years in(a) England and (b) Wales. [156538]
§ Mark TamiTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research his Department has carried out into the propensity of individuals who have been served with anti-social behaviour orders to re-offend. [156545]
§ Ms BlearsSiobhan Campbell, in 'A Review of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders', Home Office Research Study 236, January 2002, found that just over one third of a sample of 20 individuals given ASBOs were known to have breached their order. Fewer (30 per cent.) had committed further offences during that time. In only four cases had the individual been taken to court for both breach and a further offence.
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Anti-Social Behaviour Orders have been made in(a) Lancashire and (b) Chorley in each of the last three years. [157115]
§ Ms BlearsData on the number of notifications, reported to the Home Office, of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders issued in Lancashire and Chorley in the last three years are given in the table.
The number of ASBOs issued in Lancashire and Chorley, as notified to the Home Office by all courts, from 1 January 2001 to
30 September 2003 (latest available)
Area Period Lancashire Of which: Chorley
1 January 2001 to 31 December 2001 7 2 1 January 2002 to 30 November 20021 11 — 1 December 2002 to 30 September 2003 30 1 Total issued 48 3 1Following introduction of the Police Reform Act (2002) data for December 2002 are included in the first quarter data for 2003.