asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the reasons for the delay in the publication of the anti-social behaviour orders statistics for 2003–04 and 2004–05.[HL8112]

The latest data on anti-social behaviour orders issued, as reported by the courts, cover the period up to September 2005 and have already been published on the crime reduction website. Data for the March 2006 quarter will be ready later in the year, but data for the December 2005 quarter are currently prepared for publication, and we hope that they will be ready soon. This publication will include data about the breach rate for the period up to December 2005.