ABSTRACT
The UK government has made much of its programme of bringing order to schools and neighbourhoods. It has introduced a veritable pantechnicon of policies: these range from the much publicized anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) issued to young people at loose in public housing estates and the prosecution of parents whose children fail to attend school, to a renewed focus on ‘joining up’ health, welfare, and education services to better integrate provision. A recent ruling also provided safeguards for children and young people under the age of 16 years who were permanently excluded from school—they had to be back in some form of education and training within 15 days from the date of their exclusion.
