Introduction of Respect Orders, Youth and Housing Injunctions
What was announced
Legal aid changed to cover Respect Orders, Youth Injunctions and Housing Injunctions.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- Anti-social behaviour injunctions under Part 1 of the Antisocial Behaviour Crime and Policy Act 2014 have now been replaced by:
- Respect Orders strengthen the existing anti-social behaviour injunction regime and introduce additional powers, including making breach of an order a criminal offence. Youth injunctions and housing injunctions continue to deal with anti-social behaviour involving children and housing-related cases.
- We have updated relevant guidance to confirm that as with Part 1 Injunctions:
Who and where
UK bodies of power
- Legal Aid Agency (executive agency) · more news
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Crime, Payments and processing.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/introduction-of-respect-orders-youth-and-housing-injunctions
- Published 2026-10-27 16:50:00 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-27 17:00:11 UTC from GOV.UK
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