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Anti-social behaviour offences.

Breaches of dispersal directions, community protection notices, closure orders and public spaces protection orders, plus the other offences behind neighbourhood policing.

8 offences · points to prove, mode of trial and maximum sentence

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OffenceLegislationMode of trialMaximum penalty
Breaching a closure notice or closure orderAnti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, s.86Summary onlyClosure order: 6 months' imprisonment and/or a fine. Closure notice (or obstruction): 3 months' imprisonment and/or a fine
Breaching a public spaces protection orderAnti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, s.67Summary onlyA fine not exceeding level 3 (£1,000)
Causing a nuisance or disturbance on school premisesEducation Act 1996, s.547Summary onlyA fine not exceeding level 2 (£500)
Failing to comply with a community protection noticeAnti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, s.48Summary onlyA fine not exceeding level 4 (£2,500) for an individual; an unlimited fine for a body
Failing to comply with a dispersal directionAnti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, s.39Summary only3 months' imprisonment or a fine not exceeding level 4 (£2,500)
Failing to give name and address when required (anti-social behaviour)Police Reform Act 2002, s.50Summary onlyA fine not exceeding level 3 (£1,000)
Residing on land without consent in or with a vehicleCriminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, s.60CSummary only3 months' imprisonment and/or a fine not exceeding level 4 (£2,500)
Selling an aerosol paint container to a person under 16Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003, s.54Summary onlyA fine not exceeding level 4 (£2,500)

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