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Anti
social behaviour and nuisance
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The local authority will provide support and
assistance to local residents who are victims of
harassment, anti-social behaviour and noise and
nuisances and where necessary take appropriate
actions in conjunction with other agencies (police
etc.).
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Community
grants
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Providing financial assistance to the voluntary and
community sector.
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Community
safety
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The crime and disorder reduction strategy which
addresses key priorities in relation to crime and
disorder, it also provides information about
priorities and initiatives. Reporting tends to be
done locally and the partnerships aggregate and
anonymise data to support decision making.
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Community
wardens
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Wardens deal with a range of quality of life issues,
such as keeping neighbourhoods clean, removing
graffiti and reporting any issues to the relevant
organisations and authorities. The Wardens work with
the Police and other agencies to help reduce crime,
the fear of crime and all types of antisocial
behaviour.
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Council
housing - home insurance
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Local authorities manage and maintain tenants homes
but do not insure tenants personal belongings,
household goods and contents. However, they offer
comprehensive insurance cover for contents which is
exclusively available to its tenants. Tenants are
advised to take out home contents insurance.
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Council
housing - squatters and unauthorised occupants
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The local authority deals with squatters and
unauthorised occupants in council property and will
take action against a person who is squatting or who
has unauthorised occupants in empty properties.
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Crime
- Neighbourhood watch
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A partnership where people come together to make
their communities safer. It involves the Police,
Community Safety departments of local authorities,
other voluntary organisations and, above all,
individuals and families who want to make their
neighbourhoods better places to live.
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Crime
- firearms
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Dealing with incidents involving the use of firearms
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Crime
- prevention
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Providing advice and information on reducing the risk
and fear of crime. Advising individuals and
businesses on how to protect themselves and their
property.
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Crime
- public disorder
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Dealing with report of incidents where someone whose
conduct in a public place is likely to cause, or
intends to cause harassment, alarm or distress to
anyone present or if there is intent to cause anyone
present to believe that violence is imminent or
likely to be provoked.
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Crime -
support and assistance
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The local authority provides support and assistance
to tenants who are victims of a crime such as
homophobic crime, racist crime, or general crime
committed in their home or whilst in the vicinity of
their home. Where the council are unable to resolve
the problem they may offer the tenant the chance of
being re-housed in a different area.
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Crime
prevention - home security assessment
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Specific, immediate, and practical security advice to
householders that if implemented, may help to reduce
the chance of them becoming a victim of crime.
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Harassment -
advice and support
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Advice and support to those who feel that they are
being harassed at home, in the workplace, in public,
at school. Depending on the nature of the harassment
and the age of the victim this may involve other
authorities such as the police, legal services,
education services, child protection agencies etc.
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Hate
crime
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Housing
- community safety
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The council work with tenants to ensure the safety of
all council housing estates. They will address issues
of nuisance and harassment and ensure all areas are
well lit and secured (entry doors etc.).
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Support groups
for children, young people and families
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Information and advice about organisations in the
local area who may be able to provide support to
children and their families.
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Town
centres - closed circuit television - CCTV
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Closed circuit television (CCTV) is designed to take
measures to prevent and detect street crime such as
assault, vehicle theft, drugs offences etc. The
council are responsible (often in consultation with
local police) for the siting and monitoring of town
centre CCTV cameras.
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Town
centres - crime prevention
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The council should have a strategic approach to town
planning and use which aims to reduce the incidence
of crime. This may include the use of CCTV, good
lighting, landscaping, supervised car parks etc.
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