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that there is no confusion about who is expected to make sure that the necessary actions are
taken on the right timescale.
The lead individual should manage and co-ordinate the involvement of other agencies so that
they add value by contributing their own specialist knowledge and expertise.
A multi-agency approach should be adopted so that all agencies that could hold information
on the individual in question are involved in the process at an early stage.
Such agencies include the Probation Service, social services, health services, the youth
offending team (YOT) and voluntary organisations, all of which may have come into contact
with the individual or members of their family.
GDRPs should consider adopting the antisocial behaviour action group (ASBAG) approach
developed by Watford Borough Council.
Watford’s partnership approach involves all relevant statutory and voluntary agencies and
engages the local community in taking a stand against the perpetrators of anti-social
behaviour.
They have developed a problem-solving approach to issues and apply the SARA model:
Sean for all available intelligence in relation to the anti-social behaviour issue.
Analyse the intelligence, looking for the root cause of the problem.
Respond with a clear action plan designed to address the behaviour.
Assess the progress/success of the action plan on a monthly basis.
Delivery is through the monthly multi-agency ASBAG, which includes cross-boundary
working as required.
Watford’s anti-social behaviour strategy allows for a range of diversionary activities and
intervention as alternatives to enforcement, if the ASBAG agrees they are appropriate to
effectively tackle an individual and their anti-social behaviour, such as:
verbal warnings
written warnings.
acceptable behaviour contracts (ABGs);
mentoring programmes.
intervention programmes.
educational programmes.
supporting youths and their parents; and
restorative justice (when and where appropriate for victims and localities).
Information is exchanged between stakeholders and members of the CDRP at each monthly
ASBAG meeting.
This strategy works in parallel with the prolific and priority offender strategy and a
representative from the prolific offender unit is represented on the ASBAG to avoid
duplication of work.
If the level of anti-social behaviour is such that the risk of further behaviour or escalation of
behaviour is imminent, the Watford anti-social behaviour co-ordinator may convene an
immediate action plan meeting with the police anti-social behaviour officer and a legal
representative from Watford Borough Council acting on the ASBAG’s
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behalf in the interests of managing the risk to public safety without delay.
Watford CDRP works to the principles of the National Intelligence Model for tasking and co-
ordination.
Each action plan is performance-managed by the ASBAG and is subject to monitoring and
scrutiny by quarterly feedback to the Watford responsible authority group by the Watford

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