http://society.guardian.co.uk/crimeandpunishment/story/0,8150,1561297,00.html
"Tony Blair outlined new measures to crack down on anti-social behaviour, announcing a major extension to schemes designed to force parents to rein in their yobbish children.
The prime minister will propose that schools apply to the courts to make parents go on parenting programmes. Under the measure, parents must undergo counselling or guidance on raising their children and agree to ensure that they behave. More than 2,000 parents have already signed orders saying they will make sure their children attend school."