Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour across the Housing Sector: Finding New Ways to Protect & Support Communities
Date: 16th September 2010
Time: 10.40am – 3.15pm (including networking lunch)
Venue: The Commonwealth Club, Westminster
Cost: £225 per place, £175 for two or more places
“The likely long term social impacts of a housing benefit system that fails in its objectives…could include greater marginalisation of the poor, with potential for increased crime and anti-social behaviour.”
- “Response to the Emergency Budget”, Building and Social Housing Foundation, June 2010
“Tackling ASB and its causes can be complex and requires strong local partnership arrangements. Partnership working and effective use of resources is key to identifying and responding appropriately to the diverse problems each community experiences.”
- “Taking Action Against Anti-Social Behaviour”, TSA/CIH/CLG Baseline Surevy, June 2010
The Context:
Rising unemployment and changes to the housing benefit system have combined to place anti-social behaviour (ASB) under the microscope: there are real concerns that widespread job losses and welfare reform could lead to greater marginalisation of the poor and an increase in instances of ASB. At the same time, housing providers, councils, the police and health service are facing cutbacks that risk undermining efforts to protect neighbourhoods and secure better outcomes for communities. There is a desperate need for support of frontline efforts aimed at tackling ASB, but exactly what kind of help is available for registered social landlords (RSLs) and local authorities; and how can partnerships that ensure innovative and effective use of resources to combat ASB be quickly established?
Confirmed Speakers:
- Graeme Bennett, National Lead – ALMOs & Local Authorities, Audit Commission
- Vanessa Maginley, Anti-Social Behaviour Advisor, CIH
- Peter Jackson, Managing Director, SLCNG
- Gez Kinsella, AD, HouseMark & Sue Hird, Housing Officer, New Charter Homes
- Valerie Keitch, Manager, South Somerset Community Justice Panel
- (Chair) Cllr Ric Pallister, Executive Member, Health, Housing and Social Inclusion, SSDC
The Issues:
Engaging with the panel, key issues to be addressed at this Policy and Practice Briefing include:
- Support for tackling ASB: what help is the Government offering to RSLs and councils?
- Stronger partnerships: developing better links between RSLs, councils, the police and health service
- Ensuring early intervention remains a priority: financing prevention services with smaller budgets
- Making full use of available tools & powers: taking effective enforcement action against ASB
- Supporting the victims of ASB: identifying vulnerability as quickly as possible and protecting witnesses
- Continuing to think long-term: devising effective ASB strategies that build public confidence
Objectives and Outcomes:
Delegates at this Policy and Practice Briefing will spend the morning gaining a complete understanding of policies aimed at preventing ASB. The afternoon will present an opportunity to investigate specific case studies and share good practice examples of early intervention and joint working that has proved successful in tackling ASB and protecting communities.
Who Should Attend?
Delegates will be drawn from a wide range of stakeholders. These will include; registered social landlords (particularly ASB and neighbourhood/community officers); local authority housing, community and social service teams (particularly ASB officers and managers); councillors and cabinet members; police officers and authorities; central government departments and relevant bodies; neighbourhood watch schemes and voluntary associations; NGOs and charities; and all those practitioners that have an interest in tackling ASB.
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