Community Wardens

• General Information
• Responsibilities
• Community Warden Protocol
• Who is the Community Warden in my Area?
• Antisocial Behaviour Co-ordinator

General Information

Community Wardens were introduced to the Moray Council area in July 2004.  They are jointly line managed by Grampian Police and the Antisocial Behaviour Co-ordinator.

The Community Wardens are intended to.

• Reduce crime and the fear of crime
• Reduce vandalism and antisocial type behaviour
• Improve the environmental quality
• Assist in building community pride

The Community Wardens are not intended to substitute Police Officers, however it is important that they receive the confidence and support of the communities as they perform their duties.

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Responsibilities

In line with the Antisocial behaviour etc (Scotland) Act 2004, the Community Wardens play a big part in investigating any antisocial behaviour committed by an owner occupier (whereas any antisocial behaviour committed by Council tenants or housing association tenants would be dealt with by Housing Officers of the Council or Registered Social Landlords (RSL's) respectively).

They are capable of providing a professional witness service and all wardens are trained in Restorative Justice principles and deliver restorative justice warnings for Grampian Police throughout  Moray.  They are trained in mediation techniques, enabling them to deal with low-level neighbour disputes across all tenure, and they are trained and authorised to issue fixed penalty notices for litter, dog fouling and fly tipping offences, the first Community Wardens in Scotland to have this authority.

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Community Warden Protocol

The protocol  (3 pages, 86.1 KB)  for tasking Community Wardens can be viewed here

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Who is the Community Warden for my area?

Elgin - Debbie Anderson
Tel: 07800 670 664
Email: debbie.anderson@grampian.pnn.police.uk

Buckie  - David Crawford   
Tel: 07800 670 662
Email: david.crawford@grampian.pnn.police.uk

Forres/Rothes & Aberlour Margaret Cowie   
Tel: 07800 670 665
Email: margaret.cowie@grampian.pnn.police.uk

Keith/Fochabers/Mosstodloch & Upper Speyside – Donna Jamieson
Tel: 07966 120 582
Email: donna.jamieson@grampian.pnn.police.uk

Lossiemouth/Hopeman/Burghead & Lhanbryde - David Haytack
Tel.07800 670 666
Email: david.haytack@grampian.pnn.police.uk

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