The government has published strengthened guidance for local agencies around anti-social behaviour to ensure that victims have their voices heard. Changes to the guidance: Updated references to legislation and to reflect the new Sentencing Code Further clarity on the process of the Anti-Social Behaviour Case Review/Community Trigger to make sure there is a greater
The ASB Help Pledge: Will you take the ASB Help pledge? More information on the Community Trigger and the ASB Help pledge can be found here: The ASB Pledge
Anti-social behaviour is not ‘low-level’: evidencing the effects of long-term victimisation. Read the full blog post here: Effects of ASB Victimisation
Please see attached the Stop Loan Sharks latest newsletter which gives an update on support for loan shark victims during COVID-19, Live Chat, applying for POCA money, Podcasts, Reporting App and much more. Stop Loan Sharks Partners Update – June 2020
Please see our latest blog post on the benefits of Restorative Mediation: A free service available to practitioners and victims in London. Blog Post Additionally, please see here for a Restorative Justice Service Victim Referral Form: Restorative Justice Service referral form Victim April 2019
A collaborative blog working with Craig Kendall (ASB Team Leader) from Hyde Housing discussing the importance of working collaboratively during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the blog here: The Importance of Collaborative Working During COVID-19
The podcast, hosted by Janine Green, shares some of Rebecca Brown’s (CEO of ASB Help) advice and practical tips around how best to deliver an ASB service in these challenging times and the tools that remain available to us to resolve issues and support victims. Listen to the podcast here: https://www.janinegreenasb.co.uk/podcast/janine-green-asb-chats-covid-19-and-asb/ Read our latest blog
ASB Help has put together a list of interventions we believe practitioners can use and, in some cases, adapt to ensure cases continue to be managed and victims protected. Please read the full post here: ASB Practitioner Interventions available to use during COVID-19
Another victim let down… Very disappointed in Cherwell District Council. It is bad enough we had to activate the Community Trigger on behalf of two of their vulnerable residents but you haven’t even followed your own 7 day policy to inform them if the application meets the threshold! I have left multiple messages for you
Often, local communities hold landlords responsible for the anti-social behaviour that takes place in their properties. The National Landlords Association says that in a survey of over 4,000 landlords, 14% reported tenants engaging in anti-social behaviours such as noise, drugs and prostitution over the last 12 months. Currently, Section 21 can be used by landlords