In its recent report on ASB, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has said that people are suffering from anti-social behaviour because councils are not thinking comprehensively about how they can tackle it. The Ombudsman upheld 74% of the cases it has investigated in the past year (ranging from issues such as inconsiderate parking to ongoing harassment and intimidation), and found that too often local councils across England are not using the broad range of tools available to them to tackle ASB - often because they do not fully understand the powers they have as local authorities.
RSH Consultation
The Regulator of Social Housing has launched a consultation on proposed requirements that all registered social landlords will be expected to meet.
The outcome of the consultation will form the foundation of the new integrated regulatory regime for social housing, which will come into force next year. There are a number of proposals relating to anti-social behaviour that members should be aware of.
1 in 6 consider moving home because of ASB
17.8% of UK adults say that anti-social behaviour (ASB) has caused them to consider moving home, whilst a staggering 1 in 10 adults have actually moved, according to new YouGov research commissioned by Resolve.
RESOLVE responds to the Government's ASB Action Plan
On 27 March 2023, the Government’s new “Anti-social Behaviour Action Plan” was launched, setting out a number of plans and commitments to tackle ASB and ‘restore pride in communities’.
We were pleased to see that our continual lobbying over the last decade has proven fruitful, with many of the things we’ve been pushing for on behalf of our members included within the Plan. There are still areas of the Plan that require further detail and clarification, but this is certainly a positive step in the right direction.
We consider some of the key proposals from the Action Plan here.
Action Plan to Crack Down on ASB
RESOLVE welcomes the Government's action plan to crack down on anti-social behaviour (ASB) and restore pride in communities (launched today, 27 March).
