Issue - meetings

To seek approval of a new policy for Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Case Reviews, formerly known as Community Trigger.

Cabinet was informed that the Community Trigger was introduced in the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014. However, government guidance was issued in 2023 changing the name of the process to ASB Case Review. The purpose of the ASB Case Review is to give victims and communities the right to request a review of their case where no action has been taken by agencies to resolve the issue. It is the local authority’s responsibility to manage the ASB Case Review process but requests can be made in respect of cases managed by relevant bodies, including the police and social landlords. Members were informed that the typos in the document would be corrected before publication.

RESOLVED that the new ASB Case Review Policy be approved.

Reason

The case review is a process which allows members of the public to ask their local agencies to review responses to incidents of anti-social behaviour. The Trigger was introduced through the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 to help ensure that agencies are working together to resolve incidents of anti-social behaviour that are affecting resident's quality of life. This is achieved by appropriately sharing information between agencies, reviewing the actions that have been taken and using available resources to try and reach a solution or make recommendations that will hopefully prevent the situation from reoccurring.