Clause 19 - Anti-social behaviour injunctions
Police and Justice Bill
3:00 pm
Martin Horwood (Shadow Minister (Environment), Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; Cheltenham, Liberal Democrat)
I think the Minister has badly misunderstood what I was saying, but that may be due to my inadequacy in explaining it, for which I apologise. I referred to an example of racist victimisation and intimidation in my constituency, so I think the Minister should understand that I appreciate that there is a great deal of antisocial behaviour, which causes very serious problems for people and communities. Unfortunately, some of it is in my constituency, and it is quite serious.
The risk in the Bill is that because people perceive antisocial behaviour differently, there is a possibility that inappropriate action might be taken against someone in a situation where there is no real victim. However, I am somewhat reassured by the Minister’s remarks.