PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Anti-social Behaviour: Courts (12 November 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether meetings have been held between (a) the Anti-Social Behaviour Strategic Board and (b) HM Courts and Tribunal Service since publication of the Civil Justice Review report into Anti-social Behaviour and the Civil Courts in October 2020.

Asked by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)

The Government is committed to tackling and preventing anti-social behaviour (ASB). We know the serious impact that ASB has on both individuals and communities.

The Home Office chairs the Anti-Social Behaviour Strategic Board which brings together key partners from agencies and other Government departments, including to catalyse joint working and share best practice on ASB.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) meets regularly with HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS), including on the recommendations in the Civil Justice Council’s report on ‘Anti-social Behaviour and the Civil Courts’. The MoJ is also working with the Civil Procedure Rules Committee (CPRC) to consider how to address recommendations in the report.

The Home Secretary meets regularly with her Cabinet colleagues to discuss government priorities, which include crime and anti-social behaviour.

Answered by:
Rachel Maclean (Conservative)
22 November 2021