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13th June 2009
Anti Social Behaviour Addressed At Holyrood
North east MSP Alex Johnstone has
highlighted the issue of anti social behaviour in
Aberdeenshire at Ministers Question Time in the Scottish
Parliament.
Questioning the Scottish Government on the
issue, Mr Johnstone said "Like many members in the chamber,
I am receiving an increasing number of contacts about
incidents of antisocial behaviour in communities. Most
recently, those have come from towns in the north-east such
as Stonehaven and Banchory, where we might not expect that
type of activity to be going on."
"Will the minister undertake to do all that
he can to improve the opportunities for the police, the
justice system, local authorities and housing agencies to
work more closely together, unfettered by bureaucracy, to
ensure that the rights of those who suffer from antisocial
behaviour are recognised at least as much as the rights of
the perpetrators? And will he, by doing so, assist every
member in the chamber in achieving the objective of
establishing safe, sustainable communities?"
In response, Fergus Ewing, Minister for
Community Safety said "Antisocial behaviour in our
communities should not be tolerated. However, to provide
long-term solutions, we need to address its causes, such as
drink, drugs and deprivation, not just its symptoms. Our new
framework, which is set out in "Promoting Positive Outcomes:
Working Together to Prevent Antisocial Behaviour in
Scotland", sets out how we will do that by focusing on
prevention and early and effective intervention; ensuring
that bad behaviour is punished appropriately; and spreading
good practice from successful projects, such as street base
and operation youth advantage."
Speaking after Question Time, Mr Johnstone
said "I am delighted with the very positive response I
received from the Minister. Anti social behaviour, which can
range from litter dropping to holding constant all night
parties is a growing problem that is causing huge concern
among constituents."
"We must work at every level with all the
agencies involved to reduce this problem. That means we have
to recognise the important role that local authorities,
housing providers, the police and the justice system play in
tackling this and ensure that we take a co-ordinated
approach which will bring about the kind of cohesive
communities that we want to see in the north east.
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