Social proposals overlook early years

The Scottish Executive is failing to give enough emphasis to the early years when tackling the problem of antisocial behaviour in young people, according to both a leading children's charity and a Liberal Democrat member of the Scottish parliament. The Executive is currently consulting on the introduction of greater powers to stop vandalism, crime and other antisocial behaviour in young people, including electronic tagging for under-16s, antisocial behaviour orders and powers to disperse groups of under-16s, as well as parental orders with the option of imprisoning parents who do not comply.