Anti-social behaviour policy statement 2024-27 - 2. Early intervention

Wherever possible we will attempt to intervene early to prevent ASB from happening in the first place. However, we recognise that this is not possible in all cases.

We will:

• Use the full range of ASB tools and powers available where appropriate.
• Share action, activity, and data with partners safely and appropriately.
• Maintain an awareness of support available locally and how to refer into/access and ensure good communication with local community groups.
• Select interventions that are appropriate, reasonable and proportionate to the behaviour and most likely to produce an effective solution. Be ready to take follow up action if early interventions fail to resolve the problem.
• Make every effort to ensure that home visits to alleged perpetrators are impactive working with and conducting visits where appropriate with local partner agencies.
• Maintain witness and complainant confidentiality.
• Use any meetings with alleged perpetrators to challenge their behaviour setting out the complaint (taking account of complainants’ anonymity) referring to existing actions taken such as warning letters and provide an opportunity for the alleged perpetrator to respond.