Home secretary Theresa May has announced plans to radically reform the way anti-social behaviour is managed. Ms May said that ‘it’s time to move beyond the ASBO’ after Home Office statistics showed breaches of anti-social behaviour orders had risen above 50 per cent, and their use has fallen to the lowest level to date. The latest ASBO statistics have shown that breach rates have yet again increased – more than half are breached at least once, 40 per cent are breached more than once and their use has fallen yet again, to the lowest ever level. ‘We need a complete change in emphasis, with communities working with the police and other agencies to stop bad behaviour escalating that far.’ Read more on Inside Housing.
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