Crime Prevention and Reduction

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 9 Ebrill 2001.

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Photo of Jack Straw Jack Straw The Secretary of State for the Home Department 12:00, 9 Ebrill 2001

On the second point, yes, we certainly will consider that, but meanwhile I tell my hon. Friend that there is no reason at all why housing associations should not co-operate with the local authority to get an antisocial behaviour order in respect of a social tenant who is not the tenant of the local authority—or indeed in respect of someone in private owner-occupation, because antisocial behaviour orders are available for all kinds of tenancy.

On the sentences that should be used, through the Magistrates Association, magistrates are given clear advice about the appropriate level of sentences that they ought to use, and we certainly look to them to issue tough sentences—that was Parliament's clear expectation on antisocial behaviour—when dealing with the terrible anti-social behaviour that has ravaged many neighbourhoods, but which we are now seeing turned around.