Anti-social Behaviour Orders

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 6 December 1999.

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Photo of Charles Clarke Charles Clarke Minister of State, Home Office 12:00, 6 December 1999

Certainly I will. As my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary said earlier, we are learning how best to address the evidential issues. We are considering ideas such as the use of portable videos in particular areas to strengthen the evidential basis of action, and we are talking to local authorities and police across the country to learn from their experience how we can give better guidance to ensure that there is much higher take-up of ASBOs. I hope that all Members of the House will encourage their local authorities and police to take up ASBOs in the most effective way.