“A convicted shoplifter is believed to be the first person to have requested her own Asbo, police have said.”
BBC News, 13th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Archive for the 'ASBOs' Category
Nottingham tackles Asbo culture with early action - the Independent
Published May 12, 2008 ASBOs , news , young offenders 0 Comments“It has been called the gun crime capital of the UK and has languished at the bottom of the education league tables, but now Nottingham is transforming its fortunes with a groundbreaking early intervention project to tackle Asbo culture.”
The Independent, 12th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Home Secretary: We’re fighting back - Home Office
Published May 9, 2008 ASBOs , press releases , recidivists 0 Comments“A new ‘action squad’ will work with police and local agencies in every community to help them take on the problem of anti-social behaviour.”
Home Office, 8th May 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Benefits officers enlisted to tackle anti-social behaviour - The Independent
Published May 9, 2008 ASBOs , benefits , news 0 Comments“Officials from housing benefits officers to TV licence inspectors are to be enlisted in the fight against anti-social behaviour, under plans unveiled today by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.”
The Independent, 8th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
ASBOs quietly dropped as most young offenders ignore them - The Times
Published May 9, 2008 ASBOs , news 0 Comments“One of Labour’s main policies to tackle yobbish disorder is facing a slow death after figures published yesterday showed a sharp drop in antisocial behaviour orders.”
The Times, 9th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The proportion of people who have breached their Asbos in England and Wales has gone up.”
BBC News, 8th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police should harass young thugs - Smith - The Guardian
Published May 8, 2008 ASBOs , news , police , young offenders 0 Comments“Police should be harassing badly behaved youths by openly filming them and hounding them at home to make their lives as uncomfortable as possible, the home secretary will say today.”
The Guardian, 8th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bingo jackpot for drunk Asbo offender - Daily Telegraph
Published April 24, 2008 ASBOs , alcohol abuse , news 0 Comments“A drinker who injured a woman police officer while resisting arrest was given an Asbo banning him from all pubs and clubs - except when he wants to go to bingo.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Cockerel owner gets noise asbo - The Guardian
Published April 16, 2008 ASBOs , animals , news , noise 0 Comments“A chicken owner has been given an asbo after his cockerels kept neighbours awake by crowing 400 times an hour. Peter Stoodley, 64, has been ordered to evict 80 birds living at the back of his shop in Yeovil after the council received a ’sustained period’ of complaints about the noise.”
The Guardian, 16th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Practice Direction (Crime: Behaviour Order Application Forms) - WLR Daily
Published April 10, 2008 ASBOs , criminal procedure , practice directions 0 CommentsPractice Direction (Crime: Behaviour Order Application Forms); [2008] WLR (D) 98
“The two forms to be used in connection with r 50.3 of the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005, as substituted, were set out. The amendment was to take effect on 7 April 2008.”
WLR Daily, 9th April 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
‘Sin bins’ fail to improve anti-social families - Daily Telegraph
Published April 8, 2008 ASBOs , news 0 Comments“Plans to put disruptive families through expensive so-called sin bin programmes to improve their behaviour are proving a costly failure, it has been claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A woman who rang emergency services more than 100 times when she was drunk to ask for a lift home has been given an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (Asbo).”
BBC News, 26th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ministers target badly behaved children in £218m crime scheme - The Independent
Published March 19, 2008 ASBOs , children , news 0 Comments“Hundreds of children displaying anti-social behaviour will be targeted by youth workers under government plans to cut crime.”
The Independent, 19th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ed Balls plans ‘baby Asbos’ for 10-year olds - Daily Telegraph
Published March 17, 2008 ASBOs , children , news 0 Comments“Tearaways as young as 10 are to be targeted with ‘baby Asbos’ to stop them going off the rails.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Children think Asbos are cool, study finds - Daily Telegraph
Published February 11, 2008 ASBOs , children , news 0 Comments“Many children do not see receiving an anti-social behaviour order as a sign they have done anything wrong, and some even think they are ‘cool’, a new report has concluded.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Asbo bans man’s sheep from village - Daily Telegraph
Published February 1, 2008 ASBOs , grazing , news 0 Comments“A sheep farmer has been given an Asbo that deprives him of the ancient right to graze his flock in his village.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man armed with axe during visit by Queen jailed for six years - The Guardian
Published January 30, 2008 ASBOs , news , offensive weapons , sentencing 0 Comments“An ‘angry and aggressive’ man who was arrested carrying an axe in a crowd waiting for Queen Elizabeth was jailed for a total of six years today.”
The Guardian, 29th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman who defied Asbo must pay £200,000 - Daily Telegraph
Published January 23, 2008 ASBOs , costs , news 0 Comments“A retired businesswoman who flouted an Anti-Social Behaviour Order imposed after she tyrannised her neighbours in a quiet rural hamlet was warned she will have to pay court costs of £200,000.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Journalist has no right to ASBO names, says Information Tribunal - OUT-LAW.com
Published January 7, 2008 ASBOs , freedom of information , news 0 Comments“A journalist has been refused the right under freedom of information laws to receive a list of anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) recipients because disclosure of a person’s name long after the award of an ASBO is not the same as disclosure at the time.”
OUT-LAW.com, 7th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Deportation for island ‘Asbo’ man - BBC News
Published January 7, 2008 ASBOs , deportation , news 0 Comments“A man who spent most of his life living on Anglesey is being deported to the Philippines for breaching an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo).”
BBC News, 7th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Thinktank calls for use of asbos to be reviewed - The Guardian
Published December 10, 2007 ASBOs , news 0 Comments“Britain is in danger of becoming a nation of ‘paedophobics’, fearful of children and young people, according to a thinktank which warns that antisocial behaviour orders may actually encourage youth crime.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Boy gets Asbo for bragging about crimes online - The Guardian
Published December 5, 2007 ASBOs , internet , news , young offenders 0 Comments“A teenager has been given an antisocial behaviour order that bans him from promoting his criminal behaviour online.”
The Guardian, 5th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Graffiti prison terms overturned - BBC News
Published October 30, 2007 ASBOs , criminal damage , news , sentencing 0 Comments“Two graffiti artists jailed for spray painting trains and railway bridges have had their sentences overturned.”
BBC News, 29th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pensioner given Asbo for loud Vera Lynn music - Daily Telegraph
Published September 26, 2007 ASBOs , news 0 Comments“A patriotic pensioner has been given an Asbo for playing his Vera Lynn records too loudly.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Criminal behaviour - Law Society’s Gazette
Published September 14, 2007 ASBOs , special report 0 Comments“It is eight years since anti-social behaviour orders were introduced. Polly Botsford looks at what, if any, impact they have made.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th September 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Leeds City Council v RG - Times Law Reports
Published September 11, 2007 ASBOs , law reports 0 CommentsCourt can extend ASBO
Queen’s Bench Divisional Court
“The duration of an antisocial behaviour order could be extended on an application to vary its terms.”
The Times, 11th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note: the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the day of publication.
“A leading barrister and part-time judge believes ASBOs should be scrapped because they could lead to severe injustice.”
The Times, 3rd September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Serial A&E user given an Asbo - The Guardian
Published August 29, 2007 ASBOs , hospitals , news 0 Comments“A man who faked drug overdoses so that he could use hospital A&E wards ‘like hotels’ has been given an Asbo restricting his access to health services.”
The Guardian, 29th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The town drunk used to be given a day in the cells sobering up. Now he can be thrown in jail for nine months.”
The Times, 28th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Courts urged to avoid jail for Asbo breaches - The Guardian
Published August 17, 2007 ASBOs , news , sentencing 0 Comments“The courts have been officially warned that teenagers who breach their Asbos should not normally be jailed and that ‘excessive’ sentences should not be passed on adult offenders in similar circumstances.”
The Guardian, 17th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Consultation paper on breach of an Anti-social Behaviour Order (ASBO) - Sentencing Guidelines Council
Published August 16, 2007 ASBOs , consultations , sentencing 0 Comments“On Thursday 16 August 2007 the Panel issued a consultation paper on sentencing for breach of an Anti-social Behaviour Order (ASBO). Responses are requested by 9 November 2007.”
Consultation paper on breach of an Anti-social Behaviour Order (PDF)
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 16th August 2007
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
Serial streaker avoids Asbo for golf stunt - The Guardian
Published August 8, 2007 ASBOs , indecent exposure , injunctions , news 0 Comments“A serial streaker who ran in front of Tiger Woods with a toy squirrel covering his genitals and a golf ball clenched between his buttocks escaped an anti-social behaviour order today.”
The Guaradian, 7th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Children’s Secretary Ed Balls has said he wants to end the era of anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) saying every one that is issued is a ‘failure’.”
BBC News, 27th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An anti-social behaviour order made under s. 1(1) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 could be extended on an application to vary its terms”
WLR Daily, 10th July 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note: once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“A woman given an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) based on false allegations made against her is to be compensated by the council that issued it”
BBC News, 5th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Senior police officer raises doubts about the use of Asbos - The Independent
Published June 25, 2007 ASBOs , news 0 Comments“A senior police officer has delivered a damning attack on Asbos. Chief Superintendent Neil Wain is believed to be the most senior serving police officer to break ranks and criticise the Government’s flagship crime-fighting policy.”
The Independent, 25th June 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Nuisance neighbours could face being shut out of their homes under proposed new powers, the Home Office has said.”
BBC News, 29th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Asbo law will give power of eviction - Daily Telegraph
Published May 29, 2007 ASBOs , news 0 Comments“Laws allowing problem families to be thrown out of their own homes will be in force within weeks in a fresh blitz on anti-social behaviour.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge criticises “namby pamby” Asbos - Daily Telegraph
Published May 23, 2007 ASBOs , news 0 Comments“A judge has attacked the “namby pamby state” which imposes unenforceable Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (Asbos) on offenders.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Elderly neighbour from hell jailed for breaching Asbo - The Independent
Published April 18, 2007 ASBOs , elderly , news , sentencing 0 Comments“An 81-year-old woman described by a judge as the ‘original neighbour from hell’ has been jailed for six months.”
The Independent, 18th April 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Asbo breach OAP to be sentenced - BBC News
Published April 16, 2007 ASBOs , elderly , news , sentencing 0 Comments“An 81-year-old woman is due to be sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after being found guilty of harassment and breaching her Asbo.”
BBC News, 16th April 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
