Member

The impact of anti-social behaviour, past, present and future, should be considered in its capacity to destroy community trust and increase costs. The Home Secretary has spoken strongly in the other place about tackling anti-social behaviour. This Bill should align with the Government’s rhetoric and address its effects head on. Anti-social behaviour is ruinous to people’s lives. When a person returns home at the end of a long day, they should feel safe. When we remove the deterrent of demotion, we risk sending a dangerous message that disruptive and harmful behaviour carries no real consequence. In doing so, we fail both those suffering its impact and those who might otherwise be guided back to a more responsible path. I beg to move.