NEW powers allowing police, councils, transport networks and housing associations to tackle antisocial behaviour risk becoming a busybody’s charter, civil rights campaigners believe.From today, public bodies in England and Wales could start applying for the so-called “respect orders” to impose tougher restrictions like curfews or bans from town centres in civil courts. Breaching a respect order will be a criminal offence, punishable by up to two years’ jail, the Home Office has said.

NEW powers allowing police, councils, transport networks and housing associations to tackle antisocial behaviour risk becoming a busybody’s charter, civil rights campaigners believe.

From today, public bodies in England and Wales could start applying for the so-called “respect orders” to impose tougher restrictions like curfews or bans from town centres in civil courts.

Breaching a respect order will be a criminal offence, punishable by up to two years’ jail, the Home Office has said.

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