Minister to review law on illegal Gypsy and traveller sites – BBC News
‘The government is to review the effectiveness of laws designed to tackle illegal encampments set up by travellers and Gypsies.’
BBC News, 9th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: anti-social behaviour
Councils to be banned by ministers from using bin fines as means to generate income – Daily Telegraph
‘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.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge alarmed about lack of lawyer as he jails woman for begging – The Guardian
‘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.’
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
‘A judge launched an expletive-laden response when a racist thug hurled abuse at her in court.’
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
‘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”.’
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
‘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.’
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
‘A Bristol man has been jailed for three months for persistently breaching an anti-social behaviour injunction.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th October 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Research suggests growing use of public spaces protection orders – Local Government Lawyer
‘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.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st March 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
PM taskforce recommends new powers to tackle extremism – Home Office
‘New measures to tackle extremism and radicalisation across the UK have been proposed by the Prime Minister’s Extremism Taskforce.’
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
“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.”
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
“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.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New Asbo laws could infringe freedom, think tank warns – Daily Telegraph
“New laws to curb anti-social behaviour could be used by councils to interfere with law abiding citizens, a think tank has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Antisocial behaviour, policing and crime measures unveiled – Home Office
“The government has introduced new legislation to tackle antisocial behaviour, criminalise forced marriage and reform the police.”
Home Office, 9th May 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Anti-social behaviour – The future – Hardwicke Chambers
“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’.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 12th April 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Children face court action for being ‘annoying’ under new Asbo scheme – Daily Telegraph
“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.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Asbo replacements ‘won’t work’, says Criminal Justice Alliance – The Independent
“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.”
The Independent, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Robo-camera’ threatens residents with prosecution – The Guardian
“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.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
