Anti-social behaviour
Anti-social Anti-social behaviour: policy and procedure draft statutory code of guidance
This consultation paper, from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, invites views on the draft statutory Code of Guidance for Local Housing Authorities and Housing Action Trusts (HATs). The guidance advises how they should prepare, review and publish their Statements and Summaries of Policies and Procedures in relation to anti-social behaviour.
Title: Anti-social behaviour: policy and procedure - draft statutory code of guidance
Author: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Number of pages: 28
Date published: April 2005
Purpose of the Code
The Code of Guidance is to assist local housing authorities and Housing Action Trusts (HATs) in England for the purposes of Section 218A(7) of the Housing Act 1996 (inserted by Section 12 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003). It requires landlords that are local housing authorities, HATs, and registered social landlords to prepare and publish Policies and Procedures in relation to anti-social behaviour ("ASB").
Each social landlord must publish a Statement of Policies and Procedures, and an associated Summary, not later than 6 months after the commencement of Section 12 of the 2003 Act. This Code gives guidance on how local housing authorities and HATs ("landlords") in England should prepare and review their policies and procedures in relation to anti-social behaviour.
The Housing Corporation expects to define its requirements for the contents of anti-social behaviour Policies and Procedures in the same terms as those in the Code of Guidance for Local Housing Authorities and Housing
Action Trusts, where requirements are neutral between different types of landlord.
Guidance Content
Chapter 1 outlines the purpose of the guidance, sets out whom it is for and provides background on the legislative context within which the guidance sits.
Chapter 2 sets out the statutory obligations, which are laid on landlords' under the Housing Act 1996, as introduced by Section 12 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 and provides advice on how those obligations should be discharged.
Chapter 3 presents the areas of coverage that the landlord's Statement of Policies should contain.
Chapter 4 presents the areas of coverage that the landlord's Statement of Procedures should contain.
Chapter 5 presents the areas of coverage that the landlord's Summary should contain as well as providing information on publication of both the Statement and Summary.
Responses
Please send your response, no later than Friday 25th June 2004 to:
Theresa Crisp
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
1/H5 Eland House
Bressenden Place
London SW1E 5DU
E-mail responses can be sent to:
asbconsult@odpm.gsi.gov.uk
Please include the words
'consultation response' in the subject or title.
Telephone number:
020 7944 3667
Representative groups are asked to include a summary of the people and organisations they
represent in their reply.
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Last update: 28 April 2004