Written question asked by Mark Hoban (Conservative) on Monday, 27 June 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 June 2005. It was answered by John Healey (Labour) on Monday, 4 July 2005 on behalf of the Office for National Statistics.

Antisocial Behaviour Statistics

Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what data the Office for National Statistics (a) collects and (b) publishes on the antisocial behaviour of (i) children and (ii) adults at a (A) ward and (B) neighbourhood level.

Answer: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Mark Hoban, dated 30 June 2005:"The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning what data the Office for National Statistics collect and publish on the anti-social behaviour of (a) children and (b) adults at a (i) ward and (ii) neighbourhood level. I am replying in his absence. (8371)""Data on the number of anti-social behaviour orders are collated each quarter by the Home Office and are published on the crime reduction website for Criminal Justice System areas (www.crimereduction.gov.uk/asbos2.htm).""Unpublished data on the number of anti-social behaviour orders issued by local authority area, according to the restrictions imposed on individuals, are held by the Home Office. Statistics on the number of anti-social behaviour order incidents are not collected centrally."

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