Policing and drug and
alcohol treatment in Hull
The petition of residents of the constituency of Kingston Upon
Hull,
Declares that they consider that levels of anti-social behaviour
in the constituency are growing at a rapid rate.
The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge
the Government to consider reallocating funding for both the
Police and drug and alcohol treatment in Kingston Upon Hull to
restore it to 2010 levels in order to reduce anti-social
behaviour.
And the petitioners remain, etc.[—[Presented by , Official Report, 27 March
2023; Vol. 730, c.
801.]](/search/column?VolumeNumber=730&ColumnNumber=801&House=1)
[P002818]
Observations from the Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire
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The Government are committed to tackling and preventing
antisocial behaviour (ASB). The Government know the serious
impact that persistent ASB can have on both individuals and the
wider community.
On 27 March the Government published the ASB Action Plan. The ASB
Action Plan commits to tackling ASB across five key themes:
stronger punishment, making communities safer, building local
pride, prevention and early intervention, improving data,
reporting and accountability for action. Cracking down on
antisocial behaviour works in tandem with this Government’s
priorities to prevent more murders, drive down violent crime,
including against women and girls, and burglaries.
This plan is backed by £160 million of funding. This includes up
to £60 million to fund an increased police and other uniformed
presence to clamp down on antisocial behaviour, targeting
hotspots. Initially this will be in 10 police force areas, but
from 2024 will support a hotspot approach across every police
force area in England and Wales, which will see thousands of
additional patrols taking place in places blighted by antisocial
behaviour. The Government are delivering £10 million of
additional funding in 2023-24 for 10 Police and Crime
Commissioners to establish new Immediate Justice pathways aimed
at delivering swift, visible punishment for anti-social
behaviour. This will be rolled out to all police force areas in
2024-25.
Through legislation, the Government are bringing in a number of
changes to tackle drug misuse. Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas) will
be banned under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Police powers will
be extended to enable them to drug test suspected criminals in
police custody for a wider range of drugs, including ecstasy and
methamphetamine. It will be easier to test in cases linked to
crimes like violence against women and girls, serious violence,
and antisocial behaviour.
The Government are also consulting on key ASB powers to ensure
they are as effective as possible and will prohibit begging where
it is causing a public nuisance.
The Government have an ambitious programme of activity underway
to tackle alcohol-related crime and work with police and
licensing stakeholders to ensure thriving and safe night-time
economies. The Government are piloting a training programme to
help frontline practitioners identify where alcohol misuse and
domestic abuse are co-occurring and to facilitate greater join-up
with GPs and police.
Humberside Police’s funding will be up to £231.7
million in 2023-24, an increase of up to £7.9 million when
compared to 2022-23. As at 31 December 2022, Humberside had
recruited 299 additional uplift officers against a total
three-year allocation of 322 officers. The force has been
allocated 129 additional uplift officers in the final year of the
uplift.
