CYP Now - BeatBullying to help draw up guidance on injunctions

The charity BeatBullying is helping government draw up controversial guidance that will allow new-style antisocial behaviour orders (Asbos) to be issued to children for bullying.

The addition of bullying to the list of behaviour for which proposed “antisocial behaviour injunctions” can be applied for follows an amendment to the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill tabled last month by Conservative MP Tracey Crouch.

Anthony Smythe, managing director of BeatBullying, said his organisation is helping the Home Office write the guidance that will be issued on how proposed new injunctions can be used in relation to bullying.

“The aim of the guidance is to help clarify the thresholds in terms of when to use this power to tackle bullying,” he said.

However the use of injunctions to tackle bullying is set to face stiff opposition before it becomes law.

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