Introduction

In 1998 the Government brought into force the Crime and Disorder Act. The Act was introduced in response to growing public concern about anti-social behaviour (ASB) from individuals or groups who cause alarm, distress or harassment within the Community. On October 14th 2003 the Home Office launched the TOGETHER campaign and published an Action Plan ‘Together: Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour’. The Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 received Royal Assent on 20th November 2003 and helps the Police and Local Authorities to work together with local people to tackle ASB.

The following pages give helpful advice to residents of Fenland on how incidents of anti social behaviour are dealt with by the Council.