Leeds City Council has secured a set of partial closure orders in an attempt to keep three tower blocks free of drug-related crime and anti-social behaviour.

The powers in the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 do not go far enough to tackle anti-social behaviour, the Crime and Policing Minister has said.

A civil rights group has claimed that Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) brought in by some local authorities are “criminalising” people for rough sleeping, and has called for local authorities to move away from “sticking plaster solutions”.

Newark & Sherwood District Council has obtained two closure orders for properties where anti-social behaviour and alleged crime, including drug-related incidents, took place.

Protection zones with a 150 metres radius around abortion clinics will come into force from 31 October, safeguarding minister Jess Phillips has said.

From November, local authorities will be able to apply for new orders against domestic abusers that will include measures such as the imposition of electronic tagging, as part of Government measures set out to combat violence against women and girls.

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has found that Telford & Wrekin Council showed poor communication and complaint handling when dealing with concerns that a child had been radicalised online.

A survey of more than 500 victims of anti-social behaviour has found that 63% still face unresolved issues despite reporting their case to a responsible agency such as the police, local authority or housing association.

Bedfordshire Police have rebutted claims by Luton Borough Council that the force’s participation in Channel 4’s 24 Hours in Police Custody series damages the town’s public image.

The High Court has granted six West Midlands councils injunctions to prevent car ‘cruising’ races on public roads. Unusually, the case had 29 defendants, four of them categories of ‘persons unknown’. Wolverhampton City Council and Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall metropolitan borough councils were granted injunctions against persons unknown engaged in unofficial motor races, those present who…

Thanet District Council has rescinded a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO), which would have banned abusive language, after a threat of legal action from activist group the Free Speech Union (FSU).

Activist group the Free Speech Union is understood to have threatened Thanet District Council with a judicial review over a public space protection order (PSPO) which prohibits the use of foul or abusive language.