Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, said: “Too many town centres and neighbourhoods across our country are being plagued by anti-social behaviour, be it street drinking, harassment or vandalism on the high street or noisy and intimidating off-road bikes terrorising our estates.
“Anti-social behaviour chips away at communities’ sense of confidence and pride, undermines local businesses and can have a devastating impact on victims.
“This cannot be allowed to continue. Respect Orders will give police and councils the powers they need to crack down on repeated anti-social behaviour, keeping our communities safe and ensuring repeat offenders face the consequences of their actions.”
Labour is also to make it easier for police to seize bikes and e-scooters being ridden dangerously, carelessly or inconsiderately on pavements or off-road.
At present, officers have to give the owners a warning before seizing them but, under the new laws, officers will be able to seize “nuisance” bikes, whether off or on road, and vehicles without having to issue a warning first.
Ms Cooper said it would end the plague of “vehicles causing misery in too many neighbourhoods, including deafening off-road bikes or e-scooters ridden dangerously on the pavement”.