Decision details

To authorise Peterborough City Council to designate authority to Registered Social Landlords to issue Community Protection Notices and Fix Penalty Notices by virtue of the Anti Social Behaviour (Authorised Persons) Order 2015.

Designating authority to RSLs is in line with Home Office guidance to enable more partner agencies to tackle ASB in a more expedient manner.

Directly contributes to the delivery of the Safer Peterborough Partnership objectives in tackling anti-social behaviour and improving the quality of life for communities.

Use of the legislation by RSLs will enable the anti-social behaviour of their tenants to be tackled quickly, giving faster respite to communities as well as having the potential to reduce requests for service to tackle ASB to the Police and Local Authority.

The alternative option is to do nothing and retain the status quo. However with social housing equating to almost 50% of the city’s rental sector, this would limit RSLs in their ability to tackle housing-related low-level and persistent anti-social behaviour in its early stages and in a more expedient and cost effective manner. With ongoing pressures to Local Authority and Policing resources, the more agencies that have the ability to use a wider range of ASB tools and powers would be advantageous and would potentially reduce the pressures on statutory agencies when it comes to dealing with housing-related anti-social behaviour.

None.

            Statutory Guidance issued by the Home Office on the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime & Policing Act

Home Office ASB, Crime & Policing Bill: Community Protection Notice, Community Protection Orders and the Community Trigger Impact Assessment