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The available information on numbers of ASBOs applied for and granted in each local authority area between 1 December 1999 to 31 March 2004 is presented in the following two tables. This information is not compiled on a monthly basis.

ASBOs Granted by Local Authority

Local Authority	1 December 1999 to 30 November 2000	1 December 2000 to 30 November 2001	1 December 2001 to 30 November 2002	1 December 2002 to 31 March 20031	1 April 2003 to  31 March 20042
Aberdeen City	9	9	6	3	12
Aberdeenshire	0	1	1	0	0
Angus	0	0	0	0	0
Argyll and Bute	0	0	0	0	0
City of Edinburgh	11	9	1	0	7
Clackmannanshire	0	0	0	0	0
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar	0	0	0	0	0
Dumfries and Galloway	0	0	1	0	7
Dundee City	7	8	3	3	20
East Ayrshire	0	0	0	2	4
East Dunbartonshire	0	0	0	0	0
East Lothian	0	0	0	0	2
East Renfrewshire	0	0	0	0	1
Falkirk	0	0	0	0	2
Fife	7	14	20	2	14
Glasgow	3	5	3	0	2
Highland	1	0	4	0	3
Inverclyde	0	0	0	0	0
Midlothian	0	0	1	0	3
Moray	1	2	2	1	0
North Ayrshire	0	0	0	0	1
North Lanarkshire	1	5	15	12	31
Orkney Islands	0	0	1	0	2
Perth and Kinross	3	1	0	0	0
Renfrewshire	0	2	2	0	7
Scottish Borders	2	3	4	1	8
Shetland Islands	0	0	0	0	1
South Ayrshire	0	0	0	0	0
South Lanarkshire	3	2	5	0	7
Stirling	0	0	1	1	6
West Dunbartonshire	4	5	2	2	3
West Lothian	1	0	0	0	5
Total	53	66	72	27	148

Sources: Data up to March 2003: The Chartered Institute of Housing In Scotland. Targeting Anti-Social Behaviour. The use of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders in Scotland. October 2003

Data from April 2003: DTZ Pieda and Heriot Watt University. Use of Antisocial Behaviour Orders in Scotland Scottish Executive. March 2005.

Notes:

1. Note this is not a full year. The reporting period has been changed to 1 April to 31 March. The figures in this column cover the transitional period while this change was being made.

2. This is the number of full ASBOs in each local authority area, including applications by registered social landlords (RSL). Interim ASBOs and the power for RSLs to apply for orders came into effect on 27 June 2003.

ASBOs Applied for by Local Authority

Local Authority	1 December 1999 to  30 November 2000	1 December 2000 to 30 November 2001	1 December 2001 to 30 November 2002	1 December 2002 to 31 March 20031	1 April 2003 to  31 March 20042
Aberdeen City	15	9	7	3	12
Aberdeenshire	0	1	1	0	0
Angus	0	2	0	1	2
Argyll and Bute	0	0	0	0	0
City of Edinburgh	19	16	1	0	15
Clackmannanshire	0	0	0	0	0
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar	0	0	0	0	0
Dumfries and Galloway	0	0	2	2	13
Dundee City	11	10	4	4	26
East Ayrshire	11	1	2	3	6
East Dunbartonshire	0	1	0	0	0
East Lothian	0	0	0	0	3
East Renfrewshire	0	0	0	0	1
Falkirk	0	0	0	0	5
Fife	5	14	25	5	16
Glasgow	7	5	3	1	6
Highland	1	1	5	0	9
Inverclyde	0	0	0	0	1
Midlothian	0	1	1	0	4
Moray	1	3	3	1	3
North Ayrshire	0	0	0	0	1
North Lanarkshire	7	14	16	19	40
Orkney Islands	0	0	1	0	2
Perth and Kinross	5	1	0	1	0
Renfrewshire	0	2	4	3	10
Scottish Borders	4	9	4	4	11
Shetland Islands	0	0	0	0	2
South Ayrshire	0	0	0	0	1
South Lanarkshire	5	4	9	11	20
Stirling	0	1	1	2	15
West Dunbartonshire	4	5	4	4	3
West Lothian	1	0	0	0	8
Total	96	100	93	64	235

Source: Data up to March 2003: The Chartered Institute of Housing In Scotland. Targeting Anti-Social Behaviour. The use of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders in Scotland. October 2003.

Data from April 2003: DTZ Pieda and Heriot Watt University. Use of Antisocial Behaviour Orders in Scotland Scottish Executive. March 2005.

Notes:

1. This is not a full year. The reporting period has been changed to 1 April to 31 March. The figures in this column cover the transitional period while this change was being made.

2. This is the number of applications in each local authority area, including applications by registered social landlords (RSL). Interim ASBOs and the power for RSLs to apply for orders came into effect on 27 June 2003.

Monthly statistics on the use of powers for closure of premises under the Antisocial Behaviour (Scotland) Act 2004 are not collected by the Scottish Executive. Nine closure orders have been applied since the powers were introduced in October 2004 until the end of September 2005. These statistics are collated by police force area rather than by local authority. The breakdown by police force area is: Fife Constabulary (4), Tayside Police (3), Lothian and Borders Police (1), Strathclyde Police (1).

Monthly statistics on the use of Antisocial Behaviour Orders for people aged 12 to 15 years are not collected by the Scottish Executive. Six monthly statistics based on returns from local councils will be available in due course. We are currently aware of two ASBOs for 12 to 15-year-olds which were granted to Renfrewshire Council (in September 2005) and City of Edinburgh Council (in October 2005).

Monthly statistics on the use of Antisocial Behaviour Orders for people aged 12 to 15 years are not collected by the Scottish Executive. Six monthly statistics based on returns from local councils will be available in due course. We are currently aware of two ASBOs for 12 to 15-year-olds which were granted to Renfrewshire Council (in September 2005) and City of Edinburgh Council (in October 2005). As at the end of October 2005, neither of these ASBOs had been breached.

Dispersal powers can be authorised in any area of Scotland where antisocial behaviour is a significant, persistent and serious problem. Authorisation of a dispersal order is made by a senior police officer in consultation with the relevant local authority (or local authorities).

No parenting orders have been issued since they came into force on 4 April 2005 by way of a three year national pilot. Parenting orders will only be appropriate where a parent has been offered help and support on a voluntary basis and has refused to engage with this support. Local authorities are currently putting services in places in order to provide this support and are agreeing approaches for use of parenting orders with their partners locally.

Monthly statistics on the use of graffiti removal notices are not collected by the Scottish Executive. Six-monthly statistics based on returns from local councils will be available in due course.

This information is not held centrally.

There is no robust information on the average cost for granting an antisocial behaviour order (ASBO) available for Scotland. Research on the use of mediation to tackle antisocial behaviour collected cost data producing an average cost of a granted ASBO in Scotland of just over £2,200. This research was, however, based on a limited number of ASBOs. This study also highlighted that the costs involved in obtaining an ASBO varied widely depending on such factors as local practices, staff experience and circumstances. Research into the use of ASBOs in Scotland is currently exploring the costs associated with ASBOs granted in a number of case studies.

There is no information available on the average cost for granting an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) for a 12 to 15 year old in Scotland. Research on the use of mediation to tackle antisocial behaviour collected cost data producing an average cost of a granted ASBO in Scotland of just over £2,200. This research was, however, based on a limited number of ASBOs and did not include any ASBOs for 12 to 15-year-olds which were unavailable at the time of the research.