A heavy defeat for the government in the House of Lords
paved the way for an amendment which ‘stigmatises’ social tenants. Following
pressure from civil liberties campaigners, the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and
Policing Bill was amended to define anti-social behaviour as conduct capable of
causing ‘harassment, alarm or distress’.’ But when a social landlord applies
for an injunction, the test will be behaviour ‘capable of causing noise and
annoyance’, meaning those living on or near social housing can be penalised for
a lower threshold of behaviour. Read more on Inside Housing.
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