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<p>Addressing visible signs of crime and anti-social behaviour such as graffiti helps
to improve public perceptions of local environmental quality. In 2018, the Government
almost doubled the maximum fixed penalty that local authorities can issue for offences
related to graffiti to £150 and increased the default to £100. For more serious offences,
such as racist or otherwise abusive graffiti, prosecution may be more suitable. The
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs set out in its recent guidance
on enforcement against littering and related offences that enforcement action must
be proportionate and in the public interest.</p><p>The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime
and Policing Act 2014 also introduced a range of flexible tools and powers that the
police, local authorities and other local agencies can use to respond quickly and
effectively to anti-social behaviour, including graffiti. It is for local agencies
to determine whether their use is appropriate in the specific circumstances as those
who work within, and for, local communities will be best placed to understand what
is driving the behaviour in question, the impact that it is having, and to determine
the most appropriate response.</p><p>We are clear that the far right has absolutely
no place in Britain, and the British people overwhelmingly reject the prejudiced rhetoric
and against our values of decency, tolerance and respect. We are committed to tackling
those who, based on extreme right wing or any other ideology, promote violence and
hatred against individuals and communities in our society, and that radicalise others
into terrorism.</p>
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