Scottish Government

Building strong, safe and attractive communities: Guidance for submissions

Guidance to local authorities and their community planning partners
on preparing submissions for Wardens and other Community Based Initiatives to Tackle Anti-Social Behaviour

July 2003

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Contents

One: Introduction
1. Purpose of this guidance
2. Timetable for submissions
3. Background and context
4. Confirmation of funding allocations
5. Sources of information and support
6. Selection of neighbourhoods
7. Partnership working
8. Structure of this guidance
Two: Strategic And Community Involvement Issues
9. Neighbourhood Compacts/Good Neighbour Declarations
10. Anti-Social Behaviour Frameworks
11. Monitoring and evaluation
Three: Community Wardens
12. What are Community Wardens?
13. What types of warden schemes will the Executive support?
14. Links with the police
15. Recruitment and training
16. Involvement of local residents
17. Who will run warden schemes?
Four: Community Based Initiatives To Tackle Anti-Social Behaviour
18. What kinds of initiative will the Executive fund?
19. Dedicated anti-social behaviour teams
20. Intensive supervision
21. Mediation services
22. Support for witnesses - hotlines
23. Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABCs)
Annex 1:Requirements for outline submissions
Annex 2:Requirements for final submissions
Annex 3:Local authority allocations 2004-05
Annex 4:Protocols between the police and the managing agents of warden schemes
Annex 5:Training of Community Wardens
Annex 6:Scottish Executive programmes aimed at improving Quality of Life and building strong, safe and attractive communities

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