{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/anti-social-behaviour-crime-and-policing-act-2014/section-A1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/anti-social-behaviour-crime-and-policing-act-2014/section-A1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2014/12",
  "legislation_title": "Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/anti-social-behaviour-crime-and-policing-act-2014",
  "path": "section/A1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "A1",
  "heading": "Power to make respect orders",
  "text": "(1) A court may make an order under this section (a “respect order”) against a person aged 18 or over (“the respondent”) if—\n(a) the court is satisfied, on the balance of probabilities, that the respondent has engaged in or threatens to engage in anti-social behaviour, and\n(b) the court considers it just and convenient to make the order for the purpose of preventing the respondent from engaging in anti-social behaviour.\n(2) A respect order may for the purpose of preventing the respondent from engaging in anti-social behaviour—\n(a) prohibit the respondent from doing anything described in the order;\n(b) require the respondent to do anything described in the order.\n(3) Prohibitions and requirements in a respect order must, so far as practicable, be such as to avoid—\n(a) any interference with the times, if any, at which the respondent normally works or attends any educational establishment;\n(b) any conflict with the requirements of any other court order or injunction to which the respondent is subject.\n(4) A respect order must—\n(a) specify the period for which it has effect, or\n(b) state that it has effect until further order.\n(5) A respect order may specify periods for which particular prohibitions or requirements have effect.\n(6) A respect order may be made only on the application of a relevant authority.\n(7) An application for a respect order may be made to the High Court or the county court.\n(8) A court may treat an application for a respect order as an application under section 1A (power to grant housing injunctions) for an injunction under that section.\n(9) In this Part, “anti-social behaviour” means conduct that has caused, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to any person.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. A1 inserted (26.10.2026) by Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20), ss. 1(2), 255(1); S.I. 2026/960, reg. 4(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/12/section/A1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:27:00.543848+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}