Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour in Barnsley.

The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police and local authorities with a range of flexible powers that they can use to tackle anti-social behaviour. It is a matter for the relevant agencies in Barnsley, as in other areas, to decide when it is appropriate to make use of these powers.

The Home Office published refreshed statutory guidance for frontline professionals on the use of the statutory powers in December 2017. The guidance is available to the police and local authorities and it will assist them in addressing anti-social behaviour.