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Policy Brief: The Final Stages and Changes to the Sentencing Act
The Sentencing Bill is now the Sentencing Act, gaining royal assent and now becoming law. The Sentencing Bill was introduced first in the House of Commons. Proceeding swiftly through the committee st…
Experiences of Anti-social Behaviour Resident Panel Report: Key Findings
In November 2022 the previous government established the Social Housing Resident Panel, initially focusing on social housing quality reforms. In October 2024 this current government relaunched the pa…
Policy Brief: Response to the Crime and Policing Bill at House of Lords Committee Stage
The Crime and Policing Bill has now moved into the House of Lords after moving through the policy process in the House of Commons. Introduced on the 25th of February 2025 and presented as a method to…
Policy at a Crossroads: Welsh Community Safety Policy in the Wake of the Senedd By-Election
Amongst other political developments, Labour have lost an important by-election on Thursday the 23rd of October for the Caerphilly Senedd seat. Once a bulwark for labour, Wales now seems to be yet bu…
Policy Briefing: Crime and Policing Bill Second Reading in the House of Lords
The Crime and Policing Bill has now moved into the House of Lords after moving through the policy process in the House of Commons. Introduced on the 25th of February 2025 and presented as a m…
Resolve 30 Interview - Meet Jacky Ellison
As part of Resolve 30 we’re celebrating the people, partnerships and progress that have defined three decades of community safety and looking ahead to the future we’re building togethe…
Resolve celebrates 30 years of sector impact - now let’s shape the next chapter
2025 marks 30 years of Resolve, a milestone that reflects not only organisational growth, but the evolution of anti-social behaviour (ASB) response across the UK. Founded in 1995, Resolve has grown f…
Whitehall to the High Street: Regional Mayors Tackling Community Safety Through Devolved Policing Powers
The Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill introduces a devolution agenda that strives to make all of England devolved by 2029. One of the most centralised countries in Europe, the UK has long bee…
Updated ASB Statutory Guidance: New Framework for Victim-Focused Practice
Since the publication of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, the Home Office have published statutory guidance for frontline professionals. Earlier this year, the government annou…
Closing the Data Gap and Driving Data-Driven ASB Policy: HMICFRS Report on Police Recording
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) is an independent inspectorate that assesses and reports on the effectiveness, efficiency, and legitimacy of police…