Issue - meetings

To agree the Three Rivers District Council Antisocial Behaviour Policy 2024.

Councillor Andrew Scarth moved the recommendation as set out in the report, seconded by Councillor Sarah Nelmes.

On being put to the Council the motion was declared CARRIED by the Chair of Council, the voting being 25 For, 0 Against, 11 Abstention.

RESOLVED:

To agree the Three Rivers District Council Antisocial Behaviour Policy 2024.

The Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Policy expired in August 2024 and has therefore been updated and reviewed. The new draft policy is attached at Appendix A.

Recommendation

That Policy and Resources agree the revised Anti-social Behaviour Policy and recommend to Full Council.

Michelle Wright, Community Safety and Safeguarding Manager, presented the report.

The committee noted that the proposed policy was to replace the policy having expired in July 2024 and that it had not been subject to any legal challenges during its period in effect.

The committee discussed the community threshold trigger within the policy, noting it had not been triggered previously, and considered the arrangements in place to monitor the anti-social behaviour.

The committee discussed whether there had been an error in the updated policy not mentioning that housing providers would monitor antisocial behaviour. In discussion on inserting this into the policy, it was agreed that any proposals to change wording within the policy could be sent to officers following the meeting and for said wording, as appropriate, to be inserted into the policy prior to it being reported to Council for agreement.

RESOLVED: that Policy and Resources Committee agrees the revised Anti-social Behaviour Policy and recommends it to Full Council.