"We look forward to seeing more details of how the action plan will work in practice, for example how the ban on nitrous oxide will be enforced and what support there will be for council trading standards teams."
Responding to the announcement of the Government’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan, Cllr Nesil Caliskan, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Safer and Stronger Communities Board, said:
“We look forward to seeing more details of how the action plan will work in practice, for example how the ban on nitrous oxide will be enforced and what support there will be for council trading standards teams.
“Councils are committed to working with their partners and communities to prevent anti-social behaviour and protect residents from offenders who can make the lives of the people they target a misery.
“With much of the plan enforcement-focussed, councils will always take a balanced and proportionate approach to using the tools at their disposal to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour.
“However, where ASB tools and powers are used, this often requires a policing or community safety officer presence to enforce the restrictions, and so it is vital government ensures this and all measures in the plan are adequately resourced.”