The Council has agreed to move away from the existing Uniformed Warden Service to a more dedicated team to tackle the more persistent instances of anti social behaviour.
The new service will operate as follows:
ASB Manager
Four ASB Officers, which include two existing staff
Four ASB Assistants.
The role of the new team will be to focus on taking action against individuals and supporting witnesses and victims. This will involve, where appropriate, taking individuals to Court and to put in place appropriate interventions.
The four Anti Social Behaviour Assistants will provide support to the ASB Enforcement Officer as well as patrolling hotspot locations and taking initial complaints, which will be coordinated and tasked through the priorities identified through the CDRP.
A highly visible new mobile unit is currently being purchased through external funding from which officers will operate as and when necessary.
It is not the intention to have either the Anti Social Behaviour Officers or the Anti Social Behaviour Assistants riding around town on evenings chasing young people around. In most cases this should be the role of the Police or PCSOs.
Residents can use the existing number 07816 820048 up until 10 pm to contact the Anti Social Behaviour Team. This will be answered by staff within CCTV. The action then taken will be as follows:
? The member of staff will offer the individual the opportunity of an appointment with an Anti Social Behaviour Officer at a time that is convenient to them, whereby the issues can be discussed and appropriate actions/interventions put in place should they be required.
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? Use CCTV, if available, in the area the resident is ringing about to monitor the problem and where appropriate, contact the Police to deal with the situation.
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