What is being done about anti-social behaviour?
The Government has responded to anti-social behaviour by providing agencies with a toolkit to tackle the issue. The use of ASBO’s, Injunctions, ABC’s and Dispersal Orders are available to partner agencies to combat anti-social behaviour. The Safer Caerphilly Community Safety Partnership has in place a mechanism for identifying individuals whose persistent anti-social behaviour causes problems within our communities and for considering appropriate action to seek to modify such behaviour. This may or many not include considering applying for an ASBO or the use of an ABC. The Safer Caerphilly partnership operates a 4 Strike system in dealing with anti-social behaviour: • Strike 1 – 1st stage warning letter sent • Strike 2 – 2nd stage warning letter sent • Strike 3 – A multi-agency meeting is called to discuss the alleged behaviour and look at how to address it. As a result of this meeting, the perpetrator may be invited to sign an ABC. If the perpetrator is under 18, they are also offered
