Written Question·Home Office·UIN 111244

Anti-social Behaviour

Tabled: 5 February 2026
Answered: 16 February 2026

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Section 22 of the Department's White Paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing, published on 26 January 2026, how does her Department define dangerous behaviour

Answer

Sarah Jones
There is no one specific definition of ‘dangerous behaviour’ or any exhaustive list of the criteria for identifying it, as this changes as crime changes and evolves. However, the College of Policing (CoP) provide a non-statutory definition of Potentially ...

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