The Prime Minister has today announced the Government’s action plan for tackling anti-social behaviour as part of a new crackdown in which perpetrators will face swift and visible justice.
Delivering on the Government’s pledge earlier this year to clamp down on these crimes, the Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan will make sure that instances of this behaviour are treated with the urgency they deserve, will establish a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of anti-social behaviour, and will give the police and local authorities the tools they need to effectively tackle the problem.
The Action Plan will:
- Introduce tougher punishments for perpetrators
- Crack down on the illegal drug trade
- Increase police and uniformed officer presence in anti-social behaviour hotspots
- Enable higher fines to be handed out for litter, graffiti, and fly-tipping
- Launch a new tool for the public to report anti-social behaviour
As the Prime Minister has said, “anti-social behaviour undermines the basic right of people to feel safe in the place they call home. The public have rightly had enough – which is why we are determined to restore people’s confidence that those responsible will be quickly and visibly punished”.
This new cross-government action plan builds on the Government’s focus to deliver common sense policing, backed by an unprecedented recruitment drive of 20,000 additional officers by the end of March, which we are on track to achieve. It works in tandem with our priorities to drive down murder rates, tackle serious violence – including against women and girls – and solve and prevent more burglaries.
Anti-social behaviour erodes local pride, blights our high streets and parks, and is a stain on too many communities across the country. This government was elected on a mandate to deliver change for those communities, and that is why the Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan is critical.
The full text of the Action Plan can be found as an attachment below.
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