AQW 9438/16-21

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 12/01/2017
Answered On Date: 20/01/2017
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Justice pursuant to AQW 4125/16-21, what plans she has to take forward a holistic review of anti-social behaviour.

Answer:

As previously advised, my Department is represented on several groups to strategically address anti-social behaviour and its associated issues, including on-street drinking. The outworking of which led me to ask my officials to scope out, in association with relevant stakeholders, how a holistic review of anti-social behaviour can be taken forward.

A key area of this work involves a review of Northern Ireland’s current legislative framework in respect of this matter, alongside developments in other jurisdictions. Officials will continue with this work but, as a result of the political uncertainty, implementation of the outworking of this review may be delayed.