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Tackling ASB – the role of social landlords
Peter JacksonManaging Director
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What I intend to cover...
o ASB is being tackledo Is there a fixation about ASBOso Where next for “Respect”?o A new direction for Registered Social
Landlords?
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Don’t forget...Don’t forget...
‘[Social landlords] are the driving force behind the
ASB agenda…’
Louise CaseyHead of the Respect Task Force, 2005
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ASB is being tackled….
2003/2004 – 2006/2007:• 97% of 353 local authorities saw drop in ASB
CLG 2007
Level of intervention needed to stop ASB:• 65% after one intervention• 85% after two• 93% after three
NAO 2006
contd/..
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Public perceptions of ASB:• 2002-2003: 21%• 2005-2006: 17%
NAO 2006
Practitioners:• 92% felt more done on ASB than 3 years ago• 79% had community backing• 41% felt better multi agency working has
helped tackle asb
CLG 2007
contd/..
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Effectiveness in stopping ASB:• Warning letters: 63%• Acceptable Behaviour Contracts:
65%• ASBOs: 45%
NAO 2006
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Why the fixation about ASBOs?
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Child custody– the view from Youth Justice Board
What happens elsewhere:For every 100,000 children in the population-• France locks up 6• Spain 2• Finland 0.2• UK 23
• YJB target is by March 2008 to reduce under 18 custodial population by 10% from March 2005 level
• From 1992 – 2000 child custody doubled - against dramatic reductions during 1980s
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Treasury & DCSF view…Treasury & DCSF view…• ““Adults and the media commonly associate young
people with problems such as anti-social behaviour – 71% of media stories about young people are negative, a third of articles about
young people are about crime, and almost a third of adults think that “young people hanging
around” is a major problem in their neighbourhood. Young people are keenly aware
of their reputation in the community, with 98% of them feeling that the media portrays them as
anti-social.”
Aiming high for young people: a ten year strategy for positive activities
HM Treasury & DCSF July 2007
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The view of the Children’s Secretary …
“It’s a failure every time a young person gets an ASBO. It’s necessary – but it’s not right. I want to live in the kind of society that puts ASBOs behind us”.
Ed Balls July 2007…
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Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill 2007
The introduction to the Bill states:
It will strengthen the pre-court and community penalties available for young offenders so that, wherever possible, offending by children and young persons is effectively addressed without the need to resort to custody;
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Sentencing Advisory Panel Sentencing Advisory Panel view….view….
• 7,500 successful prosecutions of ASBOs in 2000• 46% were jailed• “Community orders should be given to young
offenders” • “only consider jail if breach involved serious
harassment, alarm or distress or series of serious breaches”
• “if breach did not involve harassment, alarm or distress” impose a fine instead
Sentencing Advisory Panel consultation paper Aug 2007
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Negative media attitudes to ASBOs…
• BIBIC survey of ASBO & mental health disorder 2005– 30% under 17s given ASBOs with “diagnosable mental
health disorder”– Research not published
• “The ASBO – wrong turning dead end” Police Sup’t Wain Sept 2007– Conclusion that ASBOs don’t work on the basis of
interviews with 21 perpetrators– Failure of ISOs ignored
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Where next for Respect?
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Respect Standard
Sign-up at October 2007:• Local authorities: 64%• RSLs [top 250]: 61%• Total social housing: 63%• 355 signatories• 5 million tenants
CLG October 2007
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Public Accounts CommitteePublic Accounts Committee
Critical of some elements of approachto tackling ASB…• Piecemeal introduction of powers• Poor data collection and evaluation• Too enforcement led
July 2007
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5 October 2007 - the end for Respect?
Youth Taskforce announced:•Headed by Anne Weinstock•In DCSF•“Respect Task Force work on preventing and tackling ASB will continue in Taskforce”
•Commitments in the Respect Action Plan “have been met”
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Bye, bye Louise…
• Louise Casey to head up review of “how front-line agencies can get their communities better engaged in the fight against crime”
• Report to Ministerial Group, chaired by Home Secretary
• In June 2008
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Where does the buck stop on ASB?
• ASB & Alcohol unit – Home Office• Youth Taskforce – DCSF• Respect and ASB - DCLG
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Complaints about ASB…
• Fastest growing subject of complaints in past year
• 2006/07 saw 13.5% increase in complaints
• Overall complaints stable – 18,320 compared to 18,626 2005/06
Local Government Ombudsman 2007
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Yet more laws …Yet more laws …
Welfare Reform Act 2007• Housing Benefit sanctions• For those who refuse help and support
after eviction• Heavily criticised• 10 pilot areas
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Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill 2007
• Premises Closure Orders• Police power• Expansion of crack house closures• Used in Scotland• Interagency implications
• Deferred FPN’s - implications for ABC’s
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And a new inspection regime...
• Stand alone regulator– In place for2009?!– Two tier – RSLs and ALMOs first
• Tenants Voice– ASB focus [role for SLCNG?]
Cave review 2007
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Still problems with partners
• Partnership working• RSL influence with CDRPs/CSPs • Individual Support Orders• Parenting Orders & Parenting
Contracts• Demotion• Judicial discretion
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A new direction for Registered Social
Landlords?
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RSL involvement in Family RSL involvement in Family Intervention ProjectsIntervention Projects
• 53 set up by RTF53 set up by RTF• 5 set up by HC and RSL led5 set up by HC and RSL led• Different models developing:Different models developing:
– Residential/intensiveResidential/intensive– Community/floating support/home Community/floating support/home
basedbased
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Parenting Parenting
• “Parenting classes should be as normal as ante-natal classes”
Joe TukeRTF May 2007
• Parenting Contracts• Parenting Orders [wef 29 June 2007]
• Parenting Practitioners [funding from RTF in 77 target areas]
• Good business sense for RSLs?
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Education
• RSL involvement in Academies– New Charter - £2M – Gentoo - £1M– Willow Park Housing Trust – less than
£150K on running costs
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Investment in communities
Investment in “tenant welfare”2003/2004 – 2007/2008 RSLs in Eastern
England spent £21M on non-housing related projects
NHF October 2007
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The changing role of social landlords?
• Have social landlords always been agents of social control?
• Is this good business sense for RSLs?• Or a role too far?• What are the implications..
Commitment, Costs, Staffing, Inspection,Uniformity of approach, Status.....
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