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Minister consults on impact of anti social behaviour
12/08/2003
People from Stirling will have the chance on Wednesday to tell the Deputy Minister for Communities, Mary Mulligan, how anti-social behaviour affects their lives.
The Minister will visit Cornton Community Centre in Stirling to find out for herself how local community representatives feel about anti-social behaviour in their neighbourhood and how it should be dealt with. Following this visit, the Minister will visit the Barnardos Matrix Project, a project which aims to reduce the risk of offending and anti-social behaviour among vulnerable children aged 8-11.
Speaking on the eve of the visit, Ms Mulligan said: "The Scottish Executive is committed to building safer, stronger communities and improving the quality of life for all Scots. Anti-social behaviour - such as graffiti, vandalism, harassment and violence - can make life a misery for people.
"We are determined that the small minority of people who engage in these types of activities should be held accountable for their actions so that the majority of law-abiding people can feel safe and secure in their own neighbourhoods."
Ms Mulligan and Executive officials will meet with staff of the Cornton Community Centre, the community police officer, police youth strategy officer and some local people as part of a series of meetings to discuss the implications of the Executive's proposed Anti-Social Behaviour Bill.
A public consultation exercise on the draft Anti-Social Behaviour Bill was published at the end of June. It included provisions to impose anti-social behaviour orders on under-16 year olds and civil orders requiring parents to act in the best interests of their children.
Other elements include banning the sale of spray paint to under-16s and the introduction of electronic tagging as an alternative to secure accommodation for under-16s. The closing date for responses to the consultation is Thursday September 11.