A civil rights group has claimed that Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) brought in by some local authorities are “criminalising” people for rough sleeping, and has called for local authorities to move away from “sticking plaster solutions”.

Newark & Sherwood District Council has obtained two closure orders for properties where anti-social behaviour and alleged crime, including drug-related incidents, took place.

Protection zones with a 150 metres radius around abortion clinics will come into force from 31 October, safeguarding minister Jess Phillips has said.

From November, local authorities will be able to apply for new orders against domestic abusers that will include measures such as the imposition of electronic tagging, as part of Government measures set out to combat violence against women and girls.

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has found that Telford & Wrekin Council showed poor communication and complaint handling when dealing with concerns that a child had been radicalised online.

A survey of more than 500 victims of anti-social behaviour has found that 63% still face unresolved issues despite reporting their case to a responsible agency such as the police, local authority or housing association.

Bedfordshire Police have rebutted claims by Luton Borough Council that the force’s participation in Channel 4’s 24 Hours in Police Custody series damages the town’s public image.

The High Court has granted six West Midlands councils injunctions to prevent car ‘cruising’ races on public roads. Unusually, the case had 29 defendants, four of them categories of ‘persons unknown’. Wolverhampton City Council and Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall metropolitan borough councils were granted injunctions against persons unknown engaged in unofficial motor races, those present who…

Thanet District Council has rescinded a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO), which would have banned abusive language, after a threat of legal action from activist group the Free Speech Union (FSU).

Activist group the Free Speech Union is understood to have threatened Thanet District Council with a judicial review over a public space protection order (PSPO) which prohibits the use of foul or abusive language.

Lincolnshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Marc Jones has said that he is due to hear next week how the Home Office will respond to him issuing judicial review proceedings against it over police funding.

A crackdown on anti-social behaviour will be one of the Government’s “six first steps for change”, the Prime Minister has announced.

There are more than 1,200 locations in which controversial anti-protest injunctions apply, research from the BBC has revealed.

A High Court judge has ruled that there should have been “more active collaboration” between the relevant public bodies in a situation where Surrey Police had to make an out of hours urgent application to deprive a man of his liberty in circumstances where he was in the police station.

Environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth has filed an application with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), challenging the use of anti-protest injunctions in the UK.

The Government has tabled amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill tightening the definition of ‘nuisance rough sleeping’ after MPs expressed concerns about the breadth of the legislation’s provisions.

A call for evidence has been issued as part of the independent review into the civil unrest that occurred in Leicester in September 2022

The Housing Ombudsman has hailed the response of many social landlords to its October 2022 Spotlight report on noise complaints, saying that 60% of landlords who responded had self-assessed against its recommendations and were implementing an action plan.

Courts can from today (5 April) impose orders to prevent individuals from causing repeated serious disruption.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has voiced concern that proposed amendments to the Renters Reform Bill tabled by the Government could weaken key measures, including the ban on Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, the redress scheme and essential enforcement measures.

The Court of Appeal has rejected the Home Secretary’s appeal over a High Court judgment quashing the decision to abolish the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) role in the West Midlands and transfer its policing governance powers to the Mayor of West Midlands.

Local government is struggling to manage social cohesion threats involving misinformation, conspiracy theories, and intimidation from extremist groups, according to an independent review by Dame Sara Khan DBE on social cohesion and resilience.

A High Court judge has quashed the Home Secretary’s decision to abolish the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) role in the West Midlands and transfer its policing governance powers to the Mayor of West Midlands.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued reprimands to Dover Harbour Board and Kent Police after officers from both organisations used WhatsApp and instant-messaging service ‘Telegram’ on their personal phones to share information for the purpose of combatting vehicle crime.

Using, threatening, inciting, justifying, glorifying or excusing violence towards members of local government could be considered behaviour constituting extremism under new guidance issued by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Legislation on anti-social behaviour does not distinguish between aggressive and passive begging in determining whether an offence has been committed, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

A High Court judge has granted local authorities in the West Midlands full and final injunctions banning ‘street racing’, also known as ‘street racing’.

The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Simon Foster, has launched a judicial review challenge against the Home Secretary over the decision to transfer the PCC’s powers to the West Midlands Mayor.

Every police force in England and Wales is to receive at least £1m to roll out so-called “hotspot” patrols targeting areas with high levels of anti-social behaviour, the Government has announced.