This Library Note provides background reading for the debate on the report 'Our Vision for Safe and Active Communities'.
Debate on 21 May: Safe and Active Communities (319KB PDF)
This Library Note looks at Baroness Newlove’s recent report ‘Our Vision for Safe and Active Communities’ which was published on 29 March 2011. The Note examines the content and recommendations included in the report, as well as the wider context of government policy on anti-social behaviour.
Debate on 21 May: Safe and Active Communities (319KB PDF)
The UK is required to contribute towards the prevention of atrocity crimes globally. Successive UK governments have used various mechanisms aimed at preventing mass atrocities. Nevertheless, concerns have been raised in recent years regarding the continued occurrence of large-scale violence worldwide. This has prompted some parliamentarians and external stakeholders to call on the government to do more to prevent such atrocities.
The level of abuse and intimidation aimed at those seeking or holding elected office in local government has been increasing. The Local Government Association has found that almost three-quarters of local councillors in England report feeling personally at risk when fulfilling their role. The government has called such abuse and intimidation unacceptable and is pursuing a range of measures in response, including via the Representation of the People Bill.
This briefing explores what announcements the government could make in the King’s Speech on 13 May 2026 about home affairs.
