Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Anti-social Behaviour Awareness Week - July 20

Sarah Jones (Croydon Central) (Lab):...Good work is being done in patches, and I am sure that all of us would pay tribute to the Police and Crime Commissioners who are working hard to make a difference. When I was in Northumbria, I saw the rural crime network with police and crime commissioner Kim McGuinness, which seemed to be working really effectively. When I was in Cardiff, I learned of a reduction in antisocial behaviour through the Step into Sport programme; my hon. Friend the Member for Islwyn mentioned the importance of sport earlier. In Merseyside, there is a youth diversion fund, which more than 6,500 young people engage with. These are pockets of good practice. Sadly, because the police simply do not have the resources to do what they want to do, they are only pockets and not the norm...

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