Decision details

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST FOR THIS ITEM:

None

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet:

1. Adopted the draft Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Policy to come into effect from 23 December 2025.
   
   
2. Delegated authority to the Director of Environment, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet member for Communities, to make any future modifications to this policy required by changes to legal or regulatory requirements or updates to the Council’s ASB webpages arising in the three-year period before the policy was due for review.
   
   

Reasons for Decision

This newly drafted, clear and accessible policy outlined the Council’s approach to tackling Anti-Social Behaviour. It applied to all Haringey residents, businesses, and visitors in the borough. It reflected the Council’s commitment to fostering safe, harmonious communities and helped the Council meet the Social Housing Regulator’s consumer standards, specifically the Neighbourhood and Community Standard.

Alternative Options Considered

The Council could have continued with an outdated ASB policy. This option was rejected because it would not have met the Council’s needs or those of its residents. Introducing this new policy assisted the Council in meeting the Social Housing Regulator’s Neighbourhood and Community Standard to have a policy on how the Council worked with relevant organisations to deter and tackle ASB in the neighbourhoods where it provided social housing. This option would also not have met the Council’s commitment to introduce updated policies in the Housing Strategy 2024–2029 and the Housing Improvement Plan 2023.