Hooligans face two years in jail for breaching newly unveiled "respect orders" designed to crack down on anti-social behaviour. Courts could also hand out unlimited fines, order unpaid work or impose a curfew on those who break the rules.

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Hooligans face two years in jail as 'respect orders' target anti-social behaviour

Yvette Cooper harked back to Tony Blair’s anti-social behaviour crackdown,  launching ‘respect orders’ for repeat offenders and giving police tough new powers

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Hooligans face two years in jail for wreaking havoc in towns and neighbourhoods

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said too often people think of anti-social behaviour as 'low-level crime', telling the Mirror: 'Anyone who thinks that simply doesn’t get it'

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Thugs who wreak havoc on communities face jail for breaching new 'respect orders'

YOBS will be banned from town centres and parks under new “Respect Orders” in a crackdown on anti-social behaviour.Cops will be able to bar louts

Yobs will be banned from town centres and parks under new 'Respect Orders'

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As well as a prison sentence, courts could hand out unlimited fines, the Home Office said.

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Anti-social behaviour crackdown: Two years in jail for ‘respect orders’ breach

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The measures - if they pass into law - would be trialled before a rollout across England and Wales. They would give police greater powers to seize vehicles and ban repeat offenders.

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Hooligans could face up to two years behind bars for breaching new "respect orders" introduced to "crack down on antisocial behaviour". The measures were first set out in Labour’s manifesto in a bid to "return law and order to our streets" and address the worst behaviour. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will grant new powers to police, allowing them to hand out Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs). Additionally, Cooper will assign powers to local c…

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Photo South Wales Police Hooligans who wreak havoc in towns and neighbourhoods could face up to two years in jail for breaching so-called respect orders launched in a bid to crack down on anti-social behaviour. Failing to comply with the orders – set out in Labour’s election manifesto as part of the party’s promise to “return law and order to our streets” – will be a criminal offence. As well as a prison sentence, courts could hand out unlimited…

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Labour has unveiled plans to introduce so-called “respect orders” in a bid to crackdown on anti-social behaviour across Britain.

Yvette Cooper to crack down on anti-social behaviour with new 'respect orders' as repeat offenders face jail time

Hooligans face two years in jail as 'respect orders' target anti-social behaviour

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