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ASB Principles for Arneway Housing Co-op
Five principles describing a consistent approach to understanding and addressing anti-social behaviour in local communities, developed by the Anti-social Behaviour Strategic Board.
A guide, not a constraint
The Anti-social Behaviour Strategic Board has developed a set of principles which seek to describe a consistent approach to understanding and addressing Anti-Social behaviour (ASB) in local communities. The principles are not intended to fetter local decision making but rather to act as a guide in seeking to deliver the best possible outcomes for victims of ASB.
Victims should be encouraged to report ASB and expect to be taken seriously. They should have clear ways to report, have access to help and support to recover, and be given the opportunity to choose restorative approaches to tackling ASB.
Agencies will have clear and transparent processes to ensure that victims can report ASB concerns, can understand how the matter will be investigated and are kept well informed of progress once a report is made.
Agencies and practitioners will work across boundaries to identify, assess and tackle ASB and its underlying causes. Referral pathways should be clearly set out between services and published locally. This includes pathways for the community trigger and health services.
The public’s ASB concerns should always be considered both nationally and locally in strategic needs assessments for community safety. Best practice should be shared through a network of ASB experts within each community safety partnership, each policing area and nationally.
Adults and children who exhibit ASB should have the opportunity to take responsibility for their behaviour and repair the harm caused by it. Agencies should deliver appropriate interventions, which may include criminal justice options, based on the seriousness, risks and vulnerabilities of the case.
A multi-agency response
The Home Office chairs the Anti-Social Behaviour Strategic Board, which brings together a range of partners and representatives from relevant agencies and government departments to work together to identify and assess strategic issues relating to ASB and share information and good practice in order to support an effective multi-agency response to ASB.
The principles have been endorsed by:
Who they are for
The principles are designed to be used by any agency/partner involved in tackling ASB; for example, local authorities, community safety partnerships, police forces, health agencies, housing associations, civil society organisations, police and crime commissioners and any other agency involved in the process right from the moment an incident has occurred through to case closure and victim support. We recognise that depending on the service an agency provides, some principles might not be applicable. It is for individual agencies and local areas to take a position on which principles apply to them.
Combating anti-social behaviour involves many different partners at local level and we hope that they will apply the principles.
Putting them into practice
The principles seek to describe a consistent approach to understanding and addressing ASB in local communities. The principles are not intended to fetter local decision making but rather to act as a guide in seeking to deliver the best possible outcomes for victims of ASB. They are endorsed by the ASB Strategic Board and are also reflective of the ASB statutory guidance. We encourage partners to assess local practice against the standard outlined in the principles
The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022
The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022 will come into force on 1st October 2022.
From that date, all relevant landlords must:
– ensure that at least one smoke alarm is equipped on each storey of their homes where there is a room used as living accommodation. This has been a legal requirement in the private rented sector since 2015;
– ensure that a carbon monoxide alarm is equipped in any room used as living accommodation which contains a fixed combustion appliance (excluding gas cookers); and
– ensure that faulty smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms are repaired or replaced. The requirements are enforced by local authorities, which can impose a fine of up to £5,000 where a landlord fails to comply with a remedial notice.
To all members,
When your smoke or heat detector starts to bleep, DO NOT DISARM it, change the batteries immediately.
As you can see from the above notice, there will a £5000.00 fine coming into place from the 1st of October 2022.
Your co-operation in the matter is appreciated.
Reporting anti-social behaviour
If anti-social behaviour is affecting you, contact the office. Reports are taken seriously and you will be kept informed of progress.