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It is important that measures designed to tackle ASB work to protect victims and do...

Conclusion
It is important that measures designed to tackle ASB work to protect victims and do not unjustifiably affect the vulnerable. Respect orders would reintroduce criminal offence as a punishment for breach. It is not, however, clear why they would work more effectively than existing measures or the ASBOs that preceded them but were abandoned a decade ago.(Conclusion, Paragraph 47)
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 10 November 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.

Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Justice
Timeline
Recommendation age 1.2 yr
Report published 14 Jul 2025