R (Longato) v Camberwell Green Magistrates’ Court – WLR Daily

R (Longato) v Camberwell Green Magistrates’ Court [2009] WLR (D) 104

“The statutory procedure for an application to extend a closure order, set out in s 5(3) of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003, which provided that within a reasonable time before the hearing of an application a summons might be issued by a justice of the peace to the former occupier of the premises, did not oust or modify the general procedural requirements of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 or r 99 of the Magistrates’ Courts Rules 1981; if the court failed to issue and serve the summons in the manner prescribed, its ability to hear the complaint was fettered.”

WLR Daily, 23rd March 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in once of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Woman’s anti-suicide Asbo to stay – BBC News

“Magistrates have refused to lift an Asbo on a woman who has made repeated seaside suicide attempts.”

Full story 

BBC News, 20th February 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Home Secretary launches new gang Asbo – Daily Telegraph

“A new Asbo designed to prevent gang violence by preventing youths congregating or wearing certain clothes will be announced by Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 5th February 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Wandsworth London Borough Council v Webb – Times Law Reports

Wandsworth London Borough Council v Webb

Court of Appeal

“It was not reasonable to make a possession order against a secure tenant on the ground that her son, who no longer lived with her, had been prosecuted and acquitted on three occasions of breaching an antisocal behaviour order. “

The Times, 5th January 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Rap fan given Asbo – Daily Telegraph

“A man has been given an Asbo for playing loud rap music for up to 22 hours a day.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 18th December 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Definitive Sentencing Guidelines on theft and burglary (non-dwelling) and breach of an anti-social behaviour order – Sentencing Guidelines Council

“On 9 December 2008 the Sentencing Guidelines Council published its definitive guidelines ‘Theft and burglary in a building other than a dwelling’ and ‘Breach of an anti-social behaviour order’.”

Full story

Sentencing Guidelines Council, 9th December 2008

Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk

Man fined for swearing at TV – Daily Telegraph

“A man has been fined £80 for swearing at his own television while drunk.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Asbo woman, 83, allowed back home – BBC News

“An 83-year-old woman once described by a judge as a ‘neighbour from hell’ has won an appeal against an order banning her from living in her home.”

Full story

BBC News, 11th November 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Hoodie ban for Asbo youth upheld – BBC News

“A judge was within his powers to ban an anti-social youth from wearing a hoodie, the High Court has ruled.”

Full story

BBC News, 10th November 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Birmingham City Council v Shafi and another – WLR Daily

Birmingham City Council v Shafi and another [2008] EWCA Civ 1186; [2008] WLR (D) 341

“Where a council sought an injunction under s 222 of the Local Government Act 1972 in circumstances in which an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) would be available, the court should not, save in an exceptional case, grant the injunction but leave the council to seek an ASBO in the magistrates’ court.”

WLR Daily, 31st October 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.

Anti-gang injunctions thrown out – BBC News

“Civil injunctions cannot be used against gangs in Birmingham, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”

Full story

BBC News, 30th October 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge bans ‘evil’ letter writer – BBC News

“A 52-year-old man who sent poison pen letters to 17 villagers has been given an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo).”

Full story

BBC News, 22nd October 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Car park ban for ‘prolific’ thief – BBC News

“A thief with more than 40 previous convictions has been banned from every car park in England and Wales.”

Full story

BBC News, 16th October 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Asbo OAP ‘will appeal home ban’ – BBC News

“An 82-year-old pensioner banned from her home after being handed a second antisocial behaviour order is set to appeal, her daughter has insisted.”

Full story

BBC News, 27th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Asbo OAP told to move from home – BBC News

“An 82-year-old pensioner must move from her home of 41 years after being handed a second Asbo banning her from it and surrounding roads for five years.”

Full story

BBC News, 26th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Neighbour attack pensioner jailed – BBC News

“A Nottingham pensioner who threatened and attacked neighbours has been jailed for six months.”

Full story

BBC News, 8th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Peer faces asbo threat in row over leylandii hedge – The Guardian

“A peer could find himself facing magistrates under asbo legislation after allegedly failing to keep his leylandii hedge under control.”

Full story

The Guardian, 8th September 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

More than 1,000 children jailed for breaching Asbos – The Independent

“An increasing number of children are being criminalised by the justice system, it was claimed yesterday, as new figures showed that more than 1,000 youngsters have been jailed for an average of six months each for breaching anti-social behaviour orders.”

Full story

The Independent, 25th August 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

County court anti-social behaviour co-ordinators – a pilot scheme – Ministry of Justice

” A report assessing the role of county court anti-social behaviour co-ordinators under a scheme piloted for a year.

The study investigates perceptions of the effectiveness of the pilot scheme in enhacing relationships between courts and their users, and improving the processing of anti-social behaviour-related cases. It also discusses the views of housing and legal professionals involved with anti-social behaviour proceedings, as well as the views of the co-ordinators themselves.”

County court anti-social behaviour co-ordinators – a pilot scheme (PDF)

Ministry of Justice, 5th August 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

‘Bored’ teenager escapes jail over deadly hoax 999 call – Daily Telegraph

“Ian Paterson, 17, called the fire brigade on June 29 because he was ‘bored’, and reported a fake warehouse fire ‘for a laugh’.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Children threatened with ASBOs for playing football in street – Daily Telegraph

“A group of children were told they face anti-social behaviour orders for playing football in the street.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 30th June 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

State to take action against parents who can’t control their children – The Times

” Children as young as 5 will be identified as being at risk of becoming criminals or troublemakers under government plans to tackle offending and disorder on the streets.”

Full story

The Times, 27th June 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

R (Smith) v Crown Court at Snaresbrook – WLR Daily

R (Smith) v Crown Court at Snaresbrook [2008] EWHC 1282 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 185

“The only criterion for the making of an order under s 5(4) of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 extending the period of a closure order was whether the extension was necessary to prevent the occurrence of disorder or serious nuisance.”

WLR Daily, 11th June 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.

Beggar is given country-wide Asbo – BBC News

“A man has been given an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) banning him from begging anywhere in England and Wales.”

Full story

BBC News, 5th June 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Harass a hoodie: how Essex police take surveillance to the streets – The Guardian

“Operation Leopard is the latest weapon in the fight against antisocial behaviour to receive government backing. Pioneered by officers in Essex policing difficult estates, it deploys forward intelligence teams (FITs) – units trained to gather evidence at foxhunts, protests and football matches – in areas suffering from crime.”

Full story

The Guardian, 30th May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Two out of three breach their first Asbo – Daily Telegraph

“Two thirds of people who are given anti-social behaviour orders for the first time go on to breach them, figures show.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Legal Opinion: Labour has not curbed yob culture in Britain – The Independent

“The Asbo was supposed to help communities combat nuisance behaviour. Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, reviews the unhappy record of a flagship Labour policy.”

Full story

The Independent, 28th May 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Consultation sentencing guideline and Advice on Breach of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order – Sentencing Guidelines Council

“The Sentencing Guidelines Council published a consultation guideline for breaches of anti-social behaviour orders on 23 May 2008. The Sentencing Advisory Panel also published its Advice on the same day.”

Consultation guideline – Breach of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (PDF)

Letter to consultees (PDF)

Advice: Breach of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (PDF)

Press Notice (PDF)

Sentencing Guidelines Council, 23rd May 2008

Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk

Shoplifter asks for her own Asbo – BBC News

“A convicted shoplifter is believed to be the first person to have requested her own Asbo, police have said.”

Full story

BBC News, 13th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Nottingham tackles Asbo culture with early action – the Independent

“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.”

Full story

The Independent, 12th May 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Home Secretary: We’re fighting back – Home Office

“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.”

Full press release

Home Office, 8th May 2008

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Benefits officers enlisted to tackle anti-social behaviour – The Independent

“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.”

Full story

The Independent, 8th May 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

ASBOs quietly dropped as most young offenders ignore them – The Times

“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.”

Full story

The Times, 9th May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Level of breached Asbos increases – BBC News

“The proportion of people who have breached their Asbos in England and Wales has gone up.”

Full story

BBC News, 8th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Police should harass young thugs – Smith – The Guardian

“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.”

Full story

The Guardian, 8th May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bingo jackpot for drunk Asbo offender – Daily Telegraph

“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.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 24th April 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Cockerel owner gets noise asbo – The Guardian

“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.”

Full story

The Guardian, 16th April 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Practice Direction (Crime: Behaviour Order Application Forms) – WLR Daily

Practice 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

“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.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 8th April 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Persistent 999 caller given Asbo – BBC News

“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).”

Full story

BBC News, 26th March 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ministers target badly behaved children in £218m crime scheme – The Independent

“Hundreds of children displaying anti-social behaviour will be targeted by youth workers under government plans to cut crime.”

Full story

The Independent, 19th March 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Ed Balls plans ‘baby Asbos’ for 10-year olds – Daily Telegraph

“Tearaways as young as 10 are to be targeted with ‘baby Asbos’ to stop them going off the rails.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Children think Asbos are cool, study finds – Daily Telegraph

“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.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 11th February 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Asbo bans man’s sheep from village – Daily Telegraph

“A sheep farmer has been given an Asbo that deprives him of the ancient right to graze his flock in his village.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 1st January 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Man armed with axe during visit by Queen jailed for six years – The Guardian

“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.”

Full story

The Guardian, 29th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Woman who defied Asbo must pay £200,000 – Daily Telegraph

“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.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Journalist has no right to ASBO names, says Information Tribunal – OUT-LAW.com

“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.”

Full story

OUT-LAW.com, 7th January 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Deportation for island ‘Asbo’ man – BBC News

“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).”

Full story

BBC News, 7th January 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Thinktank calls for use of asbos to be reviewed – The Guardian

“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.”

Full story 

The Guardian, 10th December 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Boy gets Asbo for bragging about crimes online – The Guardian

“A teenager has been given an antisocial behaviour order that bans him from promoting his criminal behaviour online.”

Full story

The Guardian, 5th December 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Graffiti prison terms overturned – BBC News

“Two graffiti artists jailed for spray painting trains and railway bridges have had their sentences overturned.”

Full story

BBC News, 29th October 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pensioner given Asbo for loud Vera Lynn music – Daily Telegraph

“A patriotic pensioner has been given an Asbo for playing his Vera Lynn records too loudly.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Criminal behaviour – Law Society’s Gazette

“It is eight years since anti-social behaviour orders were introduced. Polly Botsford looks at what, if any, impact they have made.”

Full story

Law Society’s Gazette, 13th September 2007

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Leeds City Council v RG – Times Law Reports

Court can extend ASBO

Leeds City Council v RG

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.

Scrap ASBOs, says leading lawyer – The Times

“A leading barrister and part-time judge believes ASBOs should be scrapped because they could lead to severe injustice.”

Full story

The Times, 3rd September 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk