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<p>Powers which may be used to tackle vandalism include the offence of criminal damage
which carries a maximum sentence of up to ten years imprisonment and a Civil Injunction
which can be imposed by the courts to place prohibitions or requirements on perpetrators
of Anti social behaviour, which can include requiring them to stay away from a particular
place or require them to repair damage to someone else’s property. For adults, breach
is punishable by up to two years’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine.</p><p>The
Government provides support for the repair of memorials through the Memorial Grant
Scheme which makes grants towards the VAT incurred by charities and faith groups in
the construction, repair and maintenance of public memorial structures, including
war memorials. The scheme has a fixed budget of £0.5m per year for spending period.</p><p>To
mark the centenary of the First World War, Government funded a four-year programme.
One strand of this work was to ensure war memorials across the country are protected
and the people they commemorate, remembered. The aim was to add 2,500 war memorials
to the National Heritage List for England. The project finished at the end of September
2018, having added or amended a total of 2,645 war memorials to the list.</p><p> </p>
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