Peers defeat 'annoyance' injunction proposals

Barbara Speed
Friday, January 10, 2014

The House of Lords has blocked government proposals that could have seen injunctions served against children as young as 10 for playing noisily outdoors.

The House of Lords defeated the government's new policing and crime bill over its proposed definition of antisocial behaviour. Image: Parliament
The House of Lords defeated the government's new policing and crime bill over its proposed definition of antisocial behaviour. Image: Parliament

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