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Type of information to include in publicity
The type of personal information that might be included in any publicity would be:
- the name of the individual; and/or
- a description; and/or
- the age; and/or
- a photograph; and/or
- his/her address.
- a summary of the individual's anti-social behaviour; and/or
- a summary of, or extracts from, the findings of the judge when making the ASBO;
and/or
- a summary of, or extracts from, the terms of the ASBO.
- the identification of any relevant exclusion zone (as illustrated on a map).
- details of conditions of non-associations named on the order, particularly where those
named are also subject to ASBOs or have a recent history of anti-social behaviour.
- the expiry date of the order.
- the manner in which the public can report breaches (for example names, telephone
numbers, addresses, possibility of anonymous reporting, etc); and/or
- the names of local agencies responsible for obtaining the ASBO.
- local contact numbers, such as those for Victim Support, local police and housing
services, with reassurance that reports will be treated in confidence.
- date of publication.
- the identity of the group to be targeted by the publicity (for example businesses or
residents in the vicinity); and/or
- those who are suspected to have been subject to anti-social behaviour by the
individual; and/or
- those individuals or businesses within and immediately adjacent to an area identified
in the ASBO; and
- details of the publication area, for example within the area of any exclusion zone and
the area immediately adjacent to the exclusion zone, within the borough.
Age consideration
The age of the person against whom the order was obtained should be a consideration when
deciding whether or how to inform people about the order. Factual information should be
obtained about whether an individual is particularly vulnerable. 'Phis should be done as early
as possible, to avoid
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delays in informing the public once an order has been obtained. The fact that someone is
under the age of 18 does not mean that their anti-social behaviour is any less distressing or
frightening than that of an adult.
An order made against a child or young person under 18 is usually made in open court and is
not usually subject to reporting restrictions. The information is in the public domain and
newspapers are entitled to publish details. But if reporting restrictions have been imposed,
they must be scrupulously adhered to. In applications involving children and young people
where evidence has consisted of details of their past convictions, and reporting restrictions
were not lifted for the proceedings leading to those convictions, the publicity should not refer
to those convictions. Similarly, where an order on conviction has been imposed on a child or
young person in the youth court, unless reporting restrictions are lifted, details of the offences
or behaviour alluded to in that hearing cannot be reported. However, details of the behaviour