Anti-social behaviour
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on anti-social behaviour. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 07.06.2013 | Anti-social behaviour in private housing |
| Anti-social behaviour in private housing. By Wendy Wilson. SN/SP/1012. An overview of remedies available to tackle ASB in privately rented and owner occupied housing. | |
| 04.06.2013 | Anti-social behaviour in social housing |
| Anti-social behaviour in social housing. By Wendy Wilson. SN/SP/264. This note outlines the remedies available to social landlords to tackle their anti-social tenants and summarises proposals for reform. | |
| 30.05.2013 | Dangerous Dogs |
| A summary of existing legislation and changes announced in February 2013 | |
| 24.05.2013 | The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 |
| This note gives a broad outline of the criminal and civil remedies which the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 can give. | |
| 22.05.2013 | The Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Bill [Bill 7 of 2013-14] |
| The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill (Bill 7 of 2013-14) was introduced in the Commons on 9 May 2013. This standard note gives a brief outline of the main areas of the Bill together with sources for further reading. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 04.06.2013 | Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill |
| This Bill, which is wide-ranging, will receive its second reading in the House of Commons on 10 June 2013. Amongst other changes, it would reform the 'tool kit' of remedies for anti-social behaviour; amend the law on dangerous dogs; introduce new firearms offences; criminalise forced marriage; give powers to the new College of Policing; implement some of the Winsor report's recommendations on police remuneration; provide new powers for the Independent Police Complaints Commission; and make changes to compensation for miscarriage of justice. | |
| 15.02.2010 | Children, Schools and Families Bill: Committee Stage Report Bill No 8 of 2009-10 |
| This is an account of the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Children, Schools and Families Bill. The Bill contained a clause on the charitable status of academies, but the Government decided it could achieve its objectives by non-legislative means, and at the end of the Committee Stage the clause was removed. No other changes were made to the Bill in Committee. There were many amendments proposed by the opposition parties but none was successful. | |
| 22.12.2009 | Crime and Security Bill. Bill 3 2009-10. |
| The Bill would amend the law governing the taking, retention and destruction of fingerprints and DNA data from persons arrested for, charged with or convicted of criminal offences. It would reduce the requirements on the police to record information following a stop and search. It would introduce new 'go' orders for suspected perpetrators of domestic violence, which could mean excluding them from their homes in order to protect the victim. The Bill would also, in effect, extend new injunctions for gang-related violence to 14-18 year olds, and require courts to issue a Parenting Order where a child under 16 had breached an Anti-social Behaviour Order. It would require wheel clamping companies to be licensed, and create a new offence of possessing an authorised mobile phone in a prison. It also creates a new offence of preventing a person under 18 from gaining unauthorised access to air weapons. | |
| 16.12.2009 | Children, Schools and Families Bill. Bill 8 2009-10. |
| This Bill provides 'guarantees' for pupils and parents in the school system, underpinned by new Home School Agreements, and makes provision for parental satisfaction surveys. It also makes changes to the powers of governing bodies of maintained schools; extends the remit of School Improvement Partners; provides greater powers for local authorities and the Secretary of State in relation to failing schools; paves the way for the introduction of School Report Cards; and makes provision to introduce a licence to practise for teachers. The Bill also seeks to implement the recommendations of several major reports. These changes affect the school curriculum; provide a registration system for home educators; and provide an additional right of appeal for parents of children with special educational needs. The Bill would also make changes to the reporting of information relating to family proceedings. Other provisions relate to Local Safeguarding Children Boards, Youth Offending Teams, the charitable status of academies, and the fees system for the inspection of independent schools. | |
| 09.08.2007 | The Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Bill 130 of 2006-07 |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 10.11.2009 | Regulatory Reform Committee. |
| Regulatory Reform Select Committee report [Commons] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 07.07.2010 | MOSQUITO DEVICE |
| That this House notes with concern that there are an estimated 5,000 Mosquito devices in the UK; believes that there is a lack of research into the short and long-term effects of the ... | |
| 23.06.2010 | ALCOHOL-RELATED CRIME |
| That this House views with concern the levels of alcohol-related disorder and violence, particularly in city centres; notes that alcohol-related crime costs the public £7.3 billion ... | |
| 03.02.2010 | ULTRASONIC MOSQUITO DEVICES |
| That this House notes the growing use of ultrasonic Mosquito devices; agrees with the Children's Commissioner, Sir Alan Aynsley-Green, that these are ultrasonic weapons designed to ... | |
| 03.02.2010 | MOSQUITO DEVICE AT TEIGNMOUTH STATION |
| That this House congratulates South Devon Liberal Youth's campaign against the ultrasonic Mosquito device at Teignmouth station which has led to Network Rail cutting the use of the ... | |
| 22.04.2009 | ABERYSTWYTH NIGHTLIGHT AND NIGHT TIME ECONOMY PROJECTS |
| That this House congratulates Rachel and Josh Maynard of St. Michael's Church in Aberystwyth for their establishment of Aberystwyth NightLight in November 2008, which arranges for volunteers ... |
Lords Library Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 09.05.2011 | Debate on 21 May: Safe and Active Communities |
| This Library Note provides background reading for the debate on the report 'Our Vision for Safe and Active Communities'. |
