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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Baroness Fullbrook Excerpts
Monday 7th March 2011

(13 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Barwell Portrait Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con)
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15. What plans she has to assist police forces to tackle antisocial behaviour.

Baroness Fullbrook Portrait Lorraine Fullbrook (South Ribble) (Con)
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18. What plans she has to assist police forces to tackle antisocial behaviour.

James Brokenshire Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (James Brokenshire)
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The Government recently launched a consultation on reforming the toolkit for dealing with antisocial behaviour. The proposals will reduce the bureaucracy, delay and cost that hamper the police and their partners. We are also working to help police forces improve their service to victims by, for example, supporting eight police forces in trialling a new approach to handling calls on antisocial behaviour.

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Baroness Fullbrook Portrait Lorraine Fullbrook
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What can be done to engage young people early in order to prevent their engaging in antisocial behaviour?

James Brokenshire Portrait James Brokenshire
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The issue relating to young people and antisocial behaviour is important. It is also worth recognising that most victims of antisocial behaviour are young people themselves. The Government are focused on intervening early: the early intervention grant, which is worth about £2.2 billion, will support activities to help young people start off in a positive way. Clearly, young people can be victims of antisocial behaviour, which is why it is important that we take action early to prevent it in their communities.