Anti-social Behaviour
Commons · Question 111244 · Tabled 5 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Max Wilkinson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Section 22 of the Department's White Paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing, published on 26 January 2026, how does her Department define dangerous behaviour
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 16 Feb 2026
There is no one specific definition of ‘dangerous behaviour’ or any exhaustive list of the criteria for identifying it, as this changes as crime changes and evolves. However, the College of Policing (CoP) provide a non-statutory definition of Potentially ...