Antisocial Behaviour and Hate Policy

Preventative methods are an essential part of our approach in reducing incidents of ASB in our communities. Investigating officers are encouraged to bring about positive change using various interventions and a holistic approach, without having to instigate legal action where possible. With this, our aim is to create sustainable tenancies due to the reduction in antisocial behaviour and hate crime or incidents.

Ways in which we try to prevent antisocial behaviour, hate crime or hate incidents occurring are as follows.

Vetting prospective tenants

Housing applicants may be excluded from the housing register if previous criminal convictions and/or behaviours are identified that, if they had been a tenant the time of the incident, would have resulted in grounds for outright possession of the property. Decisions are made on a case-by-case basis.

Sensitive let 

If there has been a particular concern linked to a property, we can carry out additional checks for prospective tenants in certain circumstances.

Offer checks

Additional checks may be carried out on prospective tenants and the surrounding properties where it has been identified that there may be risks to the prospective tenant or the community.

Multi-agency working 

Information is shared between partner agencies where needed.

Tenancy support

Support put in place to enable tenants to manage all aspects of their tenancy.

Target hardening 

Aimed to design out ASB from a location such as lighting schemes. This is subject to available funding.
 

Further information linked to some of these actions can be found in our Allocations Policy.