Agenda item - Community Protection Notices

Report of the Executive Director, Neighbourhoods, Communities and Housing (copy attached)

41.1    RESOLVED: That the Committee approved the use of Community Protection Notices in accordance with Part 4 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.

41.1    The Committee considered the report of the Executive Director, Neighbourhoods, Communities & Housing which sought approval to use Community Protection Notices as part of the remedies available to officers to tackle anti-social behaviour in the city. The report was introduced by the Head of Community Safety.

41.2    Councillor Moonan asked whether the Community Protection Notice (CPN) would be issued to a tenant or a landlord if an incident occurred in a rented property. The Head of Community Safety said that it would depend on who the perpetrator was.

41.3    Councillor Phillips said that she was concerned how it would be applied, and wanted assurance that officers wouldn’t be over zealous and would allow people the opportunity to rectify a situation before a CPN was issued. The Head of Community Safety said that all actions would be proportionate, and this was not intended to be an income generation scheme. Before a CPN could be issued a warning letter would be issues, and enforcement would not be taken unless other steps taken were not effective.

41.4    Councillor Cattell was aware that 3GS, had taken enforcement action as soon as an incident was noted, and hoped that that wouldn’t happen here and that officers would be fully trained. The Executive Director, Neighbourhoods, Communities & Housing confirmed that all enforcement action taken would be proportionate, and rather than issuing a fine straight away steps would be taken to resolve the situation first.  

41.5    RESOLVED: That the Committee approved the use of Community Protection Notices in accordance with Part 4 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.