Antisocial Behaviour Orders

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 26 October 2009.

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Photo of David Hanson David Hanson Minister of State (Home Office) (Crime and Policing) 2:30, 26 October 2009

That is absolutely right, and I know that the hon. Gentleman will share my aspiration to strengthen and deepen community policing still further. It is absolutely right that the police are in contact with local people, that they identify their problems and draw up action plans with local councils to deal with them, and that ASBOs are used if necessary when solutions have failed, not as the first port of call.