Councillors information pack on anti-social behaviour tools and powers
Download the guide here.
This guide provides a summary of ASB tools and powers to enable MPs and councillors to better represent their constituent’s interests when they are approached about local ASB issues.
MPs and local councillors are at the heart of the communities they serve. They have a vital role to play in working with the police, local authorities and others to ensure their constituent’s concerns about anti-social behaviour are properly dealt with.
This guide provides a summary of the tools and powers available to local practitioners to tackle anti-social behaviour problems. Used in a stepped approach to match the level of nuisance these tools and powers are effective at stopping ASB.
In the majority of cases ASB can be nipped in the bud with low level interventions such warnings or acceptable behaviour contracts. For more persistent and entrenched behaviour more formal interventions such as anti social behaviour orders can be used to protect the community from harm.
However, where members of the public do not feel their concerns have been met they often turn to their local MP or councillor for help. These guides will help democratically elected representatives to respond to their constituent’s concerns and to challenge the agencies concerned if a problem appears to be getting needlessly out of control.
For the first time this guide also promotes the practitioner’s ASB ActionLine as a resource for elected representatives if they need advice on how to tackle local ASB problems.
The councillor’s guide is a new document and is available online only. The Local Government Association are helping to raise awareness through their communications channels with councillors.