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| Ministers to name 'respect zones' | Ministers to name 'respect zones' |
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| Forty "respect zones" in England and Wales which will receive funding to combat anti-social behaviour are to be named by the government. | |
| In return for the extra money the areas will use the full powers at their disposal to crack down on the problem. | In return for the extra money the areas will use the full powers at their disposal to crack down on the problem. |
| Deprivation, truancy and school exclusion rates were among the factors used to decide the areas to target. | Deprivation, truancy and school exclusion rates were among the factors used to decide the areas to target. |
| Shadow home secretary David Davis has said the plans are an "admission of failure" by the government. | Shadow home secretary David Davis has said the plans are an "admission of failure" by the government. |
| Last year figures revealed about half of all anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) given out in England and Wales had been breached. | Last year figures revealed about half of all anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) given out in England and Wales had been breached. |
| Breaches | Breaches |
| Asbos are civil orders imposed by courts that restrict people from certain activities or locations. | Asbos are civil orders imposed by courts that restrict people from certain activities or locations. |
| One National Audit Office report found that 35% of Asbo holders breached their order five or more times between 1999 and April 2006. | One National Audit Office report found that 35% of Asbo holders breached their order five or more times between 1999 and April 2006. |
| The Home Office said 47% of Asbo holders had breached their orders since 1999 - with the rate rising to 57% among juveniles. | The Home Office said 47% of Asbo holders had breached their orders since 1999 - with the rate rising to 57% among juveniles. |
| Announcing the "respect zones" scheme in December, the government's "respect tsar" Louise Casey said: "The figures very clearly show that kids who are breaching Asbos are breaching everything else as well. | Announcing the "respect zones" scheme in December, the government's "respect tsar" Louise Casey said: "The figures very clearly show that kids who are breaching Asbos are breaching everything else as well. |
| "It is not the failure of the Asbo; it is the failure of getting the offending behaviour of that young person under control." | "It is not the failure of the Asbo; it is the failure of getting the offending behaviour of that young person under control." |
| David Davis said at the time: "The fact the government are resorting to having to bribe local authorities to sign up to their gimmicks betrays just how unsuccessful they have been." | David Davis said at the time: "The fact the government are resorting to having to bribe local authorities to sign up to their gimmicks betrays just how unsuccessful they have been." |
| He called for "simple, practical measures" to catch and deter those who commit anti-social behaviour. | He called for "simple, practical measures" to catch and deter those who commit anti-social behaviour. |