Source · Select Committees · Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Recommendation 7
7
Deferred
We welcome the fact that the Bill provides for more data on ASB and responses...
Recommendation
We welcome the fact that the Bill provides for more data on ASB and responses to it be shared with the Secretary of State. The Government should go further, however, and now comply with the Victims’ Commissioner’s request to carry out a review of all existing civil legal tools designed to protect the public from anti-social behaviour to see if they are fit for purpose. If they are introduced, the use of respect orders and their compliance with human rights standards must be kept under careful review – with the Home Office reporting to Parliament on these matters within 18 months of the Bill coming into force. (Recommendation, Paragraph 56)
Government Response Summary
The government defers the request for a specific review of civil legal tools and 18-month parliamentary reporting on Respect Orders, stating these provisions will be subject to normal post-legislative scrutiny three to five years after Royal Assent.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
The Government is committed to ensuring that the powers to address anti-social behaviour remain effective, and as such they remain under constant review. The Home Office regularly engage with policing, Local Authorities, housing providers, other Government departments and agencies, the Victims’ Commissioner, and the ASB sector to understand how the powers in the 2014 Act are being used and where there is room for improvement. The ASB data reporting powers introduced by clause 7 of the Bill will play a crucial role in this ongoing evaluation process and allow for fuller consideration of the use of the ASB powers. The provisions of the Crime and Policing Bill will, in the normal way, be subject to post- legislative scrutiny three to five years after Royal Assent.