Street problems

Intimidation, drunkenness, begging, public drug dealing, street prostitution and kerb-crawling are all street problems that fall under the definition of anti-social behaviour.

What's we're doing about street problems

We've introduced a range of new initiatives and have encouraged the use of existing powers to combat these issues.

New initiatives

• suspension and revocation of licences where there are problems with anti-social drinking
• confiscation of alcohol from underage drinkers by police
• allowing local authorities to designate places where drinking in public is forbidden
• allowing the police to designate areas where they can disperse groups who are or may act anti-socially
• fines of £50 or £80 for a range of disorder-related offences
• use of anti-social behavior orders (ASBOs) and injunctions to curb the behaviour of the anti-social minority
• parenting orders, which require parents to take responsibility for their child(ren)’s actions
  

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