New Clause 1 — Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Amendment)

Part of Orders of the Day — Violent Crime Reduction Bill – in the House of Commons at 4:15 pm on 14 November 2005.

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Photo of Sammy Wilson Sammy Wilson Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government), Shadow Spokesperson (Education) 4:15, 14 November 2005

Is not a further reason why antisocial behaviour orders may not be suitable the amount of evidence required to issue them, as opposed to the evidence required to issue drinking banning orders? The Bill states that someone need only engage in criminal or disorderly behaviour on one occasion for a drinking banning order to be applied for, whereas an antisocial behaviour order requires a longer period of evidence gathering.