RESPECT ACTION PLAN Alex Rhind Assistant Director, Respect Task Force

THE RESPECT ACTION PLAN This cannot be achieved by Government alone Every citizen has a responsibility to behave in a respectful way The public are concerned that the values of the majority are not shared by the selfish minority To truly tackle disadvantage we must offer the support and challenge needed to tackle anti-social behaviour, and it’s causes We must pass on decent values and standards of behaviour to our children

Activities for Children and Young People Implementing proposals from Youth Matters Targeting disadvantaged young people through sport and art Britain’s first national youth volunteering service Expanding mentoring Review the impact of youth activities

Schools - Improving Behaviour and Attendance New legislation to tackle poor behaviour Roll out of secondary school behaviour and truancy partnerships Targeted action on persistent truancy Preventing informal and unofficial exclusions Taking action to identify children missing education Improving provision for those who are out of school

Supporting Families Improving parenting provision nationally - improving LA delivery, developing the workforce, establishment of National Parenting Academy. Focusing help on parents who most need it - increased support, increased funding to Yot’s, teenage parents Tackling irresponsible parents - legislate to expand use of PO’s, inclusion of parenting in PSRs for young offenders

A New Approach to the Most Challenging Families Establish a national network of intensive family support schemes Develop a cross - Government strategy on the most challenging families Consider sanctions for households evicted for anti-social behaviour who refuse help

Strengthening Communities Consistency of Approach - mandatory respect and ASB outcome in LAAs, develop neighbourhood policing nationally, introduce SNEN, develop a Respect Standard for housing management Accountability to local people - opportunity for a Neighbourhood Charter in every area, introduce a ‘community call for action’, ensure senior representatives of all CDRPs meet the public Delivering in Deprived Areas - neighbourhood management and warden schemes in 100 new areas, all government funded regeneration schemes to have measures to manage behaviour, to ensure HMRP funding is dependent upon having plans to deliver Respect

Effective Enforcement and Community Justice Summary Powers - Rapid Response - strengthen summary powers, raise level of PNDs, establish new models for conditional cautioning Expanding the Civil Powers Available - consultation re Closure, improve ASBIs, improve local government injunctions, improve ASBOs, rights of audience for community safety staff, consulation re threshold for seizure of the proceeds of crime, increasing protection for public service workers and the public Improving Community Justice - building a responsive justice system, extending ASB Co-ordinators to civil courts, delivering community payback, directing people to support