Respect Agenda
Black Country Housing's Anti-Social Behaviour policy conforms to the 6 core Respect Standards for Housing Management.
The key message from central government is that local agencies, local communities and ultimately every citizen should work together to build a society in which we can respect one another - where we can tackle anti-social behaviour and communities can live together peacefully.
- It’s not about going back to the past or returning to the days of ‘knowing your place’
- It’s about promoting and educating a modern culture of respect, which the majority of people want
- It’s about showing tolerance, acceptance and common decency towards the people around us - our family, friends and peers, people who are older or younger than us, people from different walks of life or who follow different cultures or religions
- It’s about being considerate of the consequences of our behaviour for others
When respect for self, others and the community breaks down, anti-social behaviour takes hold.
Promoting Respect
It is important that residents conform to their tenancy terms and conditions. We will of course respect your right to privacy, however, where anti-social behaviour occurs, we have a duty to protect our neighborhood from any known crime and disorder.
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLOG) have established a Respect Task Force. The Government has introduced a range of tools and powers for registered social landlords (RSLs) to use. There are also supportive interventions available which can help individuals and/or their parents and families change their own behaviour and enable them to tackle some of the underlying problems.
The goal of any action Black Country Housing may make is to:
- protect victims, witnesses and the community
- enable the perpetrator to understand the consequences of their behaviour
- make sure the perpetrator changes their behaviour
Measures that can be used by the Black Country Housing, the Police and other agencies include:
- warning letters and interviews, contracts and agreements
- fixed penalty notices and penalty notices for disorder
- parenting orders, individual support orders, noise abatement notices, injunctions, dispersal powers and anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs)
- ‘crack house’ closure orders
- possession proceedings against a tenant
Take a stand - Get on board!
Black Country Housing seeks to take a pro-active approach to promoting Respect within our communities and encouraging you to work with us. Our Resident Involvement policy is all about working together with residents to:
- Encourage you to make improvements to our service delivery
- Encourage you to make your neighbourhood a place where you want to live and stay
For further information about Respect, please visit www.respect.gov.uk