West Lancashire Borough Council recognises the impact anti
social behaviour (ASB) has on individuals and communities and is
working hard to tackle the problems it can create.
What we're doing about anti social behaviour
A specialist ASB Team was established in 2000 to tackle tenancy
enforcement, incidents of anti-social behaviour, juvenile nuisance
and harassment. The team has successfully secured Anti-Social
Behaviour Orders against a number of individuals and works with
partner agencies to introduce Acceptable Behaviour Contracts as
part of our overall strategy.
The Council also set up a Multi Agency Problem Solving (MAPS) Team
in 2003 which works across organisations and partnerships the
council developed a unique inter-agency working environment. This
is a purpose built office, which is shared by the council's ASB
Unit, Police, Fire and Rescue, County Council and other
organisations. The MAPS Team can deal with issues of ASB
practically and at a local level.
We work together with our partners to provide a broad range of
recreational opportunities, especially for young people to help
minimise anti-social behaviour and develop other life skills.
We also fund four Police Community Support Officers who are
employed within West Lancashire to work alongside Police Community
Beat Managers and engage directly with members of the community.
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