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Second Reading for ASB Bill

20th of May 2013

ASB Crime and Policing Bill is to get its second reading on 10 June

ASB tenant evicted from home

13th of May 2013

Cross Keys Homes successfully gained an eviction order following months of noise nuisance and unruly visitors at all hours.

Despite Cross Keys Homes’ attempts to resolve the issues by other means (e.g. the tenant and her daughter signing up to ‘Acceptable Behaviour Contracts’), there was no improvement and Cross Keys Homes was left with no alternative but to apply for an eviction order from the courts.

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8th of May 2013

Legislation will be brought forward to introduce new powers to tackle anti-social behaviour, cut crime and further reform the police.

Taken from the Queens Speech to Parliament this morning, this single sentence signals that the waiting time for the introduction of the new ASB legislation into Parliament is now drawing rapidly to a close.

The announcement means that the proposed new legislation will be laid before Parliament in the next session which starts tomorrow.

The ASB measures are expected to form part of an Antisocial Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill which overall will:
• introduce ‘new, simpler powers for police and partners to tackle antisocial behaviour’ and continue police reform.
• give Police and Crime Commissioners the responsibility for commissioning victims' services
• extend the offence of owning or being in charge of a dog that is out of control in public to include private places
• make an attack on an assistance dog an aggravated offence
• provide better protection for victims of forced marriage.

GCH granted injunction for 2 years

7th of May 2013

Gloucester City Homes has obtained an injunction against an 18 year old who had been intimidating residents and causing ASB and fear. GCH had already worked with him to try and change his behaviour through voluntary agreements and diversionary activities but none of this had worked. The Order was granted on 2nd May and will remain in place for a period of two years.

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Contour community leader shortlisted for award

1st of May 2013

A community leader and tenant champion has been shortlisted for Tenant of the Year in the fifth annual Northern TPAS Awards.

Contour Homes tenant, Candice Ellison, 35 has been singled out for her neighbourhood support, community project development and leadership and also her work with young people.

Trained as a member of the Key Individual Network by Greater Manchester Police, Candice Ellison is taking a positive approach to tackling antisocial behaviour in the Coverdale and Newbank areas of Ardwick, Manchester.

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Injunction for abusive Chippenham neighbour

30th of April 2013

Sovereign Housing Association has secured an injunction against a woman from Chippenham who made her neighbours’ lives a misery.

The injunction order forbids the woman from harassing, causing distress or verbally abusing anyone visiting or living in Royal Close, Chippenham in the next 18 months.

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From cyber-bullying to littering - housing provider urging young tenants to tackle community issues

29th of April 2013

A housing provider is trying to encourage its young tenants to tackle issues they feel passionate about in their communities - from cyber-bullying to littering.

Sanctuary Group has teamed up with charity Fixers - a national movement of people aged 16-25 who want to get their voices heard and ‘fix’ the issues that fire them up, however they choose.

Sanctuary has given £60,000 to Fixers to support projects in locations across the UK including housing estates in Hackney, Banbury, Sheffield and Torbay.

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GHA teams up with school to help youngsters learn about housing

19th of April 2013

Young people at a Secondary School in Royston are currently studying for an extra qualification supported by Glasgow Housing Association which helps them learn about social landlords and what they do. The course helps the young people expand their knowledge of the housing sector, gives them a recognised qualification – and could be the first step on a career in housing.

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Relief that proposed injunction is to remain intact

17th of April 2013

Responding to the publication of the Government’s response to the Home Affairs Select Committee’s recommendations on the draft ASB Bill, the SLCNG has expressed satisfaction and a degree of relief, with the outcome.

SLCNG’s Managing Director, Eamon Lynch, said:

“We had serious reservations that the Committee’s recommendations for amending the Injunction to Prevent Nuisance and Annoyance would, if adopted, blunt its effectiveness. We are relieved, therefore, that the Government has seen fit to resist the Committee’s promptings to radically alter the original draft.

Overall, we are satisfied that the changes agreed to the draft Bill are sensible and workable and we will continue to work with the Home Office and others to ensure as far as possible that the new measures really do meet the needs of victims and witnesses.

What we now need is for this whole process to move on apace and we shall be eagerly awaiting the Queens Speech on 08 May to see if the legislation is to be introduced into Parliament in the next session as we expect it should.”

New Court Rules

16th of April 2013

On Monday, 1 April 2013 the Court rules were amended. The amendments are significant and will impact on housing cases. The new rules empower, and to a certain extent require, the Judiciary to enforce Court Orders. So if a deadline contained in a Court order is not met, you may now expect your claim or defence to be struck out.