Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps his Department has taken to tackle antisocial behaviour in Newport West constituency.
On 27 March 2023, the Government launched the Anti-social Behaviour Action Plan https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-social-behaviour-action-plan ensuring the police, local authorities and other relevant agencies have the tools and powers they need to tackle anti-social behaviour.
The plan is backed by £160m of funding and includes supporting the provision of Immediate Justice, by issuing out of court disposals with conditions to swiftly repair any damage. This has started in 10 initial trailblazer police force areas. In addition, we are funding a police and other uniformed presence to clamp down on anti-social behaviour, targeting hotspots. Initially we are working with 10 police force areas, but we will be rolling this enforcement approach across every police force area in England and Wales later this year.