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ASB Act update and Managing ASB cases in a climate of change

Chris Grose, Senior Consultant, CIH Consultancy

@Chris_Grose

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Overview

Discussing some of the key issues:

• ASB, Crime and Policing Act update
• Case management
• Partnership working

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Reforming the toolkit

• Government review – 2010
• Consultation – More Effective Responses to Anti-Social Behaviour –

February 2011

• “proposing a radical streamlining of the toolkit”

− Faster and more flexible tools − More effective sanctions

• Draft Bill – Dec 2012
• Introduced into the House of Commons (pre legislative scrutiny) – May 2013
• House of Lords – October 2013
• ASB, Crime and Policing Act 2014 -
• Likely to form legislation in Autumn 2014 – 13 March 2014

For up to date info see - www.parliament.uk/bills/2013-14

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Streamlining the toolkit

Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) ASBO on Conviction Drink Banning Order (DBO) DBO on Conviction Anti-Social Behaviour Injunction (ASBI) Individual Support Order (ISO) Intervention Order

Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) The Civil Injunction

Litter Clearing Notice Street Litter Clearing Notice Graffiti/Defacement Removal Notice Designated Public Place Order Gating Order Dog Control Order Premises Closure Order Crack House Closure Order Noisy Premises Closure Order Section 161 Closure Order

Community Protection Notice (CPN) Community Protection Order (Public Space) Community Protection Order (Closure)

Section 30 Dispersal Order Section 27 Direction to Leave

Dispersal Powers

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The Injunction

• Nuisance & annoyance test for Housing
• Harassment, Alarm or Distress for other ASB
• Heard in the county courts
• Not just for housing providers
• Positive requirements
• Deals with minors (10 to 17)
• Excludes owners/private tenants from the home

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Reforming the toolkit

Absolute Ground for Possession

• Reflects the cultural shift of a victim centred approach
• An alternative route to possession
• Reducing the burden on victims to give evidence twice
• Reducing heavy costs and waiting times

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Absolute ground: possession

There will be five ‘triggers’ for the new ground:

• Criminal conviction;
• Breach of the injunction;
• Breach of CBO;
• Closure of premises; or
• Breach of a Noise Abatement Notice

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Community protection notice

• Can be issued by partner agencies including landlords
• Must have consultation with Local Authority
• ‘A blank sheet of paper’ to deal with a variety of

issues, including noise nuisance

• No longer includes Statutory Nuisance

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In addition to the powers

Community triggers

• Expanding the trials to include Leeds and Oxford
• Only 30 activations
• Lessons so far… victims feel like they are being

listened to Remember – it’s a demand for a response – not necessarily action!

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Case management

Effective casework principles 1. Open a case swiftly and effectively 2. Intervene Early – Use of appropriate tools 3. Victim Centred – Reducing risks/Protection 4. Legal Considerations 5. Closing a case

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Case Management

Opening Cases Things to consider –

• How do you prioritise?
• What about risks to victims?
• Do you have a script/template?
• Are you consistent?
• Communication
• Action planning
• Using the right language

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Case Management

Helping an officer to prioritise

P E N

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Case Management

Is the behaviour

• P ersonal threat – deliberate/targeted to

individual/group

• E nvironmental – impact on general environment
• N uisance – not directed at particular

individual/group – but disturbs community generally

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Case management

Common trends Good on overall recording (stats) Not so good on quality of case management

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Working with our partners

Changing environment – using the tools collaboratively Information Sharing Sharing costs and resources Making the most of the PCC role

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Working together: to deliver excellent ASB services

• New concept and very popular way of

working

• 14 landlords have signed up
• Focussing on key areas of tackling ASB
• Mixture of consultancy/workshops and

training

• Round 2 – June 2014