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keep close control of the material. Witnesses should not be put at risk by disclosing dates of
hearings, and your relationships with the courts should not be jeopardised. Those subject to
an ASBO who are considered vulnerable should also not be put at risk.
Issuing a press release is a way of retaining control of the material. There should be an agreed
process for authorisation of the press releases. The press release should contain information
that meets the identified aim of the publicity. For example, if the aim is to help enforce the
order, the information in the press release will be more detailed than the information needed
for publicity whose aim is to reassure the community that something is being done. It is good
practice to identify a spokesperson to liaise with the press.
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Appendix A
Early intervention and tackling offending behaviour by under-10s
Interventions available
Acceptable behaviour contract (ABC)
An ABC (also known as an acceptable behaviour agreement) is an intervention designed to
engage an individual in acknowledging his or her anti-social behaviour and its effect on
others, with the aim of stopping that behaviour. An ABC is a written agreement made
between a person who has been involved in anti-social behaviour and their local authority,
youth inclusion support panel (YISP), landlord or the police. ABCs are not set out in law,
which is why they are sometimes called agreements. Any agency is able to use and adapt the
model. An ABC or acceptable behaviour agreement is completely flexible and can be adapted
for the particular local need. It can include conditions that the parties agree to keep. It may
also contain the agreed consequences of a breach of the agreement.
Parenting contracts (section 25 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003)
Parenting contracts are voluntary written agreements between youth offending teams (YOF’s)
and the parent/guardian of a child/young person involved, or likely to be involved, in anti-
social behaviour or criminal conduct. They are a two-sided arrangement where both the
parents and the agency will play a part in improving the young person’s behaviour. The
contract contains a statement by the parent(s) agreeing to comply with the requirements for
the period specified and a statement by the YOT agreeing to provide support to the parent(s)
for the purpose of complying with those requirements. It is important that there is a clear
agreement about the consequences if the terms of the parenting contract are not adhered to. If
the contract is broken, the YOT may apply to the court for a parenting order (see below),
which would include compulsory requirements.
Child safety order (sections 11-13 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 as amended by section
60 of the Children Act 2004)
A child safety order (CSO) allows compulsory intervention with a child under 10 years of
age who has committed an act which, had they been aged 10 or over, would have constituted
an offence. It is designed to prevent anti-social behaviour when it is not possible to engage on
a voluntary basis with a child under 10. A CSO is made in family proceedings in the
magistrates’ court on application by a local authority. The order places the child under the
supervision of a responsible officer, who may be a local authority social worker or a member
of a youth offending team and can include requirements designed to improve the child’s
behaviour and address underlying problems.
If the order is not complied with, the parent can be made the subject of a parenting order if
that would be in the interests of preventing repetition of the behaviour that led to the CSO
being made.
Parenting order

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