Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact on anti-social behaviour of expanding the use of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 to allow non-registered social housing providers with more than 10,000 houses, like MHS Homes, to issue CPNs.

We keep the use of all ASB powers under review and continue to work closely with partners to ensure that these tools are used effectively and proportionately to protect communities.

Community Protection Notices (CPN) can be issued by the police, local authorities and social landlords where designated by the local authority to address persistent, unreasonable behaviour that has a detrimental effect on the quality of life of those in the locality. They are unable to be issued by non-registered housing providers, who are not regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing. If non-registered housing providers want a CPN to be issued, they can do so by contacting the police or local authority.