Category: anti-social behaviour

Leader urges police to use Vagrancy Act 1824 ahead of Royal Wedding – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 8th, 2018 in anti-social behaviour, local government, news, police, royal family, vagrancy by sally

‘The Leader of the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead has written to the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley calling for the use of The Vagrancy Act 1824 or the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 in tackling anti-social behaviour including aggressive begging and intimidation ahead of the Royal Wedding in May this year.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 5th January 2018

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

New guidance on the use of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 – UK Police Law Blog

Posted January 4th, 2018 in anti-social behaviour, local government, news, nuisance, police by sally

‘Revised Guidance has been published on 24 December 2017. The Home Office website states:

New guidance on the use of anti-social behaviour powers will help police and councils continue to take appropriate action against nuisance behaviours while ensuring the most vulnerable, including the homeless, are not disproportionately targeted.’

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UK Police Law Blog, 27th December 2017

Source: ukpolicelawblog.com

Rochdale Council drops town centre swearing ban – BBC News

Posted December 19th, 2017 in anti-social behaviour, enforcement, local government, news, obscenity, public spaces protection orders by sally

‘A plan to ban swearing in a town centre has been scrapped after police said it was “unenforceable”.’

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BBC News, 19th December 2017

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Minister to review law on illegal Gypsy and traveller sites – BBC News

Posted October 10th, 2017 in anti-social behaviour, news, parliament, planning, travellers by sally

‘The government is to review the effectiveness of laws designed to tackle illegal encampments set up by travellers and Gypsies.’

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BBC News, 9th October 2017

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Councils to be banned by ministers from using bin fines as means to generate income – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 5th, 2017 in anti-social behaviour, fines, local government, news, waste by sally

‘Councils are to be banned from using bin fines “as a means to generate income” after it emerged that families are risking large penalties and criminal records if they put out overflowing bins.’

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Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2017

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Judge alarmed about lack of lawyer as he jails woman for begging – The Guardian

Posted April 20th, 2017 in anti-social behaviour, imprisonment, injunctions, judges, legal aid, legal representation, news, sentencing by sally

‘A judge who sentenced a “fragile and vulnerable” woman to five-and-a-half months in jail for begging has expressed alarm that no lawyer could be found to represent her because of problems over legal aid.’

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The Guardian, 20th April 2017

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Swearing judge launches four-letter response after being abused by racist defendant in court – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 11th, 2016 in anti-social behaviour, judges, news, racism by tracey

‘A judge launched an expletive-laden response when a racist thug hurled abuse at her in court.’

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Daily Telegraph, 10th August 2016

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ancient grazing rights threatened as controversial baaaaaaad behaviour orders used to criminalise sheep – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 4th, 2016 in animals, anti-social behaviour, commons, crime, fines, local government, news by Mark L

‘it is one of the most ancient surviving commoners’ rights in England, thought to date at least to the Norman conquest if not before. But the custom of allowing sheep to roam freely in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire is set to be criminalised in one village, in the latest manifestation of controversial new antisocial behaviour laws nicknamed the “busybodies’ charter”.’

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Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2016

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Court of Appeal cuts sentence for breach of anti-social behaviour injunction – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 30th, 2016 in anti-social behaviour, appeals, injunctions, news, sentencing by tracey

‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that the sentence imposed on a defendant for breaching the terms of an anti-social behaviour injunction, was manifestly excessive.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 29th June 2016

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Man jailed for second time for breaching anti-social behaviour injunction – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 6th, 2015 in anti-social behaviour, injunctions, news, recidivists, sentencing by sally

‘A Bristol man has been jailed for three months for persistently breaching an anti-social behaviour injunction.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 6th October 2015

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Research suggests growing use of public spaces protection orders – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 1st, 2015 in anti-social behaviour, consultations, local government, news, public order, public spaces protection orders by sally

‘Councils have enacted a range of public spaces protection orders (PSPOs) since the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 came into force last October, research by a campaign group has suggested.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 31st March 2015

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

PM taskforce recommends new powers to tackle extremism – Home Office

Posted December 5th, 2013 in anti-social behaviour, inciting religious hatred, internet, Islam, news, reports, terrorism by sally

‘New measures to tackle extremism and radicalisation across the UK have been proposed by the Prime Minister’s Extremism Taskforce.’

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Home Office, 4th December 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Council makes £1,500 payout after failure to tackle anti-social behaviour – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 20th, 2013 in anti-social behaviour, compensation, complaints, housing, local government, news, ombudsmen, repossession by sally

“A city council has agreed to pay a resident £1,500 after a series of errors meant she was forced to suffer anti-social behaviour from a neighbour for more than two years.”

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Local Government Lawyer, 19th November 2013

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

New Asbo plans are assault on basic freedom, says former DPP Lord Macdonald – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 11th, 2013 in anti-social behaviour, bills, demonstrations, freedom of expression, news, police by michael

“Plans to replace Asbos with wide ranging new orders clamping down on anything likely to cause ‘annoyance’ amount to ‘gross state  interference’ with basic freedoms, Lord Macdonald warns.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

New Asbo laws could infringe freedom, think tank warns – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 20th, 2013 in anti-social behaviour, bills, news, police, proportionality by sally

“New laws to curb anti-social behaviour could be used by councils to interfere with law abiding citizens, a think tank has warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Antisocial behaviour, policing and crime measures unveiled – Home Office

Posted May 10th, 2013 in anti-social behaviour, bills, complaints, dogs, firearms, forced marriages, news, police by sally

“The government has introduced new legislation to tackle antisocial behaviour, criminalise forced marriage and reform the police.”

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Home Office, 9th May 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Anti-social behaviour – The future – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted April 17th, 2013 in anti-social behaviour, ASBOs, housing, injunctions, landlord & tenant, local government, news by sally

“In February 2011 the Home Office produced the consultation document ‘More Effective Responses to Anti-Social Behaviour’ – a response to the earlier document ‘The Coalition: our programme for government’.”

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Hardwicke Chambers, 12th April 2013

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

Children face court action for being ‘annoying’ under new Asbo scheme – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 30th, 2013 in anti-social behaviour, bills, children, civil justice, news, nuisance by sally

“Children could get in trouble with the law simply for being ‘annoying’ under the Home Secretary’s new scheme to replace Asbos, senior police, crime commissioners and councils have warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th January 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Asbo replacements ‘won’t work’, says Criminal Justice Alliance – The Independent

Posted May 22nd, 2012 in anti-social behaviour, ASBOs, news, police, victims by sally

“A new community trigger to force police to investigate any incident of anti-social behaviour reported by at least five people will do little to tackle the problem in the long term, campaigners said today.”

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The Independent, 22nd May 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘Robo-camera’ threatens residents with prosecution – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2012 in anti-social behaviour, closed circuit television, local government, news by sally

“A council has apologised for installing a ‘robo-camera’ in a housing estate garden which indiscriminately takes pictures of anyone entering, residents included, before warning them they are in a restricted area and face prosecution.”

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The Guardian, 6th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk