Published: Tuesday, 24th November, 2009 10:25am

£54,000 to tackle anti-social behaviour

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MONEY to tackle anti-social behaviour has been given to the town from government.

John Denham, Secretary of State for Local Government, announced that Slough is to receive £54,000 worth of new funding.

Slough MP Fiona Mactaggart has welcomed the news.

She said: "Over 1,300 local residents responded to my survey earlier this year and their message was clear, they wanted me to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour that can blight neighbourhoods and make people's lives miserable. I have passed on that message to government, and I am glad to see that they are responding.

"Together with measures announced in the Queen's Speech to protect communities, by making parents take responsibility for their child's anti-social behaviour, and new powers to help break up youth gangs, this shows that the government is determined to provide communities with the tools they need to reject and tackle anti social behaviour."

Slough will be one of the first areas to benefit from the Policing Pledge and crime mapping tools so that residents can track crime in Slough and know what sanctions, such as anti-social behaviour orders, have been used.

Ms Mactaggart said: "With more police on our streets and better information for local people, we are on track to make this a safer and more peaceful community to live in. As part of this drive to inform citizens, households in Slough will be receiving information about the Policing Pledge over the next few weeks."