Council pledges support to anti-social behaviour victims

The Cannock Chase council has signed the ASB Pledge to show commitment to supporting victims of anti-social behaviour.

ASB Help launched the pledge, which encourages all agencies involved in the ASB case review process to embed best practice into their policy and procedures.

The word PLEDGE stands for Promote, Legislation, Easily, Development, Get and Empowerment.

The anti-social behaviour case review was previously referred to as community trigger.

ASB Help is a registered charity that was set up to provide advice and support to victims of anti-social behavior.

Councillor Jo Elson (pictured), portfolio leader for Community Wellbeing said: “Anti-social behaviour (ASB) can have a debilitating effect on a person's health and well-being and impact on the wider community.

“By joining the ASB Help PLEDGE it demonstrates that we are committed to supporting victims of anti-social behaviour. We will continue to work collaboratively with agencies to reduce anti social behaviour within our communities.”

The ASB pledge is a six-point commitment to promote awareness of the anti-social behaviour case review, ensure the process is accessible and puts the victim first.

ASB remains a local ongoing challenge , but in the last 12 months reports in the District have fallen by 31 per cent. This is lower than the previous year and below national levels.

Find out more about the ASB Pledge by clicking here.

Pictured: Chief inspector Laura Morrey, local policing commander with Duncan Rollo, community safety vulnerability officer at Cannock Chase Council