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"The Prime Minister has promised that the Government will continue to refine and improve anti-social behaviour legislation to protect the 'law abiding majority'.
Tony Blair's comments came as he announced an expansion of anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) to 50 new areas.
New measures announced include extension of witness support in court - such as being able to give evidence by video link - to those appearing as witnesses in ASBO cases, and legislation to give parish and town councils powers to levy fixed penalty notices.
In a speech to a conference of council leaders and social workers on the anniversary of the Government's establishment of ASBOs, Mr Blair said that issue is all 'about respect to other people and for decency and hard working families who play to the rules'.
He said that such people are 'angry and outraged at the feeling they'd lost control of their own communities and of their lives' - and that he is determined to help such people.
Countering criticisms that ASBOs just deal with surface issues, Mr Blair said that 'some of the causes of this are deep rooted and difficult and will require a lot of working on over a number of years'."
