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<p>Anti-social behaviour policy in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter. In England
and Wales the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police
and local authorities with a range of flexible powers that they can use to prevent
and tackle anti-social behaviour. To support local agencies decide when and how to
use these powers the Home Office refreshed its statutory guidance for frontline practitioners
on the use of the statutory powers in December 2017.</p><p>We keep anti-social behaviour
policy in England and Wales, including the effectiveness of the powers, under review
through a National Anti-social Behaviour Strategic Board which brings together a range
of partners and representatives from key agencies, including the police, local government,
and other Government departments.</p>
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