Scrutiny Panel
Antisocial behaviour
The main emphasis of the Community Forums Annual Report to the Scrutiny Management Board raised concerns from the community about antisocial behaviour which resulted in the Board agreeing to set up a Scrutiny Panel to review the Council's position.
The report gives details from officers who are involved in enforcing and deterring antisocial behaviour. It also provides information from a number of outside bodies who provide services to mediate against antisocial behaviour.
In addition, other specific government organisations such as the Police, the Magistrates Court and the Fire Brigade, gave evidence to the Panel. The residents of the borough played a vital role in giving evidence and providing information of their experiences.
Shortly after the Panel began its work to scrutinise their approach to antisocial behaviour, the Executive agreed to form a new Community Protection Unit.
Many of the recommendations that the Panel would have made were pre-empted by this reorganisation that has brought together all relevant Teams and Officers previously located in different departments in the council to provide a cohesive approach to crime and antisocial behaviour.
The Panel acknowledge the benefits of The New Unit and strongly support the making a single officer, the Head of Health and Consumer Services, responsible for leading the work of the Council and its partners. This would have been the Panel's main recommendation as members felt at the beginning of the process that there was a lack of joined up working in this area.
The Panel are aware, however, that The Unit is in its early stages of development and many of the panels recommendations will serve to guide the completion of this unit as well as other conclusions and recommendations that they would like to see implemented.
Antisocial Behaviour Scrutiny Report 
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