Anti-social Behaviour

(asked on 26th January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what Government funding is available to support local authorities and other agencies in preventing anti-social behaviour.


Answered by
Neil O'Brien Portrait
Neil O'Brien
This question was answered on 3rd February 2022

The police, local authorities and other local agencies have a range of flexible tools and powers that they can use to respond quickly and effectively to antisocial behaviour through the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. Last year the Beating Crime Plan laid out the Government's plan for tackling crime and ASB and committed to working with local agencies and partners to drive down ASB using the full range of powers and tools in the Act. It is for local areas to decide how best to deploy these powers depending on the specific circumstances.

The Safer Streets Fund has now allocated £70 million through three funds, the main purpose of which is to reduce neighbourhood and acquisitive crimes, but many of the projects will also help to improve public safety and tackle antisocial behaviour.

Local authorities are best placed to know the priorities in their own areas and have discretion to target funding according to local need.

The provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2022-23 makes available an additional £3.5 billion to councils, including funding for adult social care reform. This is an increase in local authority funding for 2022-23 of over 4% in real terms, which will ensure councils across the country have the resources they need to deliver key services. In total, we expect Core Spending Power to rise from £50.4 billion in 2021-22 to up to £53.9 billion in 2022-23.

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