The Scottish Executive is making 64m available between 2006 and 2008 for local authorities to tackle antisocial behaviour. But justice minister Cathy Jamieson has warned authorities that ministers must be satisfied that powers such as ASBOs, tagging and dispersal orders will be used before the money is distributed.
Jamieson's comments follow a Scottish Executive study that found widespread concern among local authorities about using tagging orders or ASBOs on under-16s. No Scottish local authority has so far imposed an ASBO on a young person under 16 and two out of three said they were unlikely to use the powers.
Jamieson has given authorities until the end of June to draw up agreements stating how they intend to use antisocial behaviour powers.
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