Antisocial Behaviour Orders: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued to young people aged between 13 and 19 years old in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each of the last five years. (296368)

The number of antisocial behaviour orders issued to young people (defined as being 10-17 years old at the date of appearance in court) at all courts in England, the North East region and Cleveland, in each of the years during the period 2003-07 (latest available) is shown in the following table.

ASBO data are not available centrally below Criminal Justice System (CJS) area level.

*Number of antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) issued to juveniles*¹ *at all courts in the Cleveland Criminal Justice System (CJS) area, the North East region and England, as reported to the Home Office by the Court Service, 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2007*
Geographical area	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Cleveland	9	15	28	32	27
North East²	26	64	102	76	49
England	598	1,291	1,493	971	869
¹ Juveniles are defined as being 10-17 years old at the date of appearance in court. ² The north-east Government office region comprises the Cleveland, Durham and Northumbria Criminal Justice System areas. Notes: 1. Previously issued data have been revised. 2. Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.

Volume 498: debated on Thursday 29 October 2009