Anti Social Behaviour Minimum Standards

On 13th October 2009 the Home Secretary wrote to all Community Safety Partnerships advising them of the expectation that each authority publicise a set of Minimum Standards to address anti-social behaviour in their locality.

The Gosport Community Safety Partnership is committed to tackling anti-social behaviour.  Gosport Borough Council, together with partners, continually works to prevent, reduce and eliminate incidences of anti-social behaviour, by the use of appropriate tools and powers.

We will:-

  • Recognise that anti-social behaviour can be intimidating, upsetting and have a huge impact on people's lives.
  • Treat all complaints of anti-social behaviour seriously and ensure every report is investigated thoroughly, dealt with sensitively and in confidence.
  • Keep all victims and witnesses suitably updated as their case progresses on a monthly basis, as appropriate.
  • Provide regular updates for every community on what is being done to tackle anti-social behaviour, including approprately publicising Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) to the local community, based on an assessment of risk and need.
  • Work to improve perceptions of anti-social behaviour and increase confidence within the community.
  • Work together alongside our communities to develop an appropraite response to address anti-social behaviour.
  • Ensure witnesses and victims of anti-social behaviour are made aware of victim support services.
  • Provide victims with the opportunity to complain to the Community Safety Partnership, when agencies have failed to address an ongoing series of anti-socail behaviour and the matter cannot be resolved through the individual agency's normal complaints procedure.