Antisocial Behaviour

• General Information
• Safer Strategy
• Legislation, Powers & Measures
• Community Wardens
• Reporting ASB
• ASB Business Plan
• Moray Youth Justice Implementation Plan
• Information Sharing Protocol

General Information

The Safer Communities Partnership is committed to addressing antisocial behaviour within Moray.  The Antisocial Behaviour (Scotland) Act 2004 places statutory obligations on The Moray Council.  It gives the authority powers to implement various measures when dealing with antisocial behaviour. The Partnership has strategic responsibility for implementing the drive against antisocial behaviour and this is achieved and monitored under the direction of  the Safer & Stronger Strategic and Co-ordinating Groups.

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Safer Strategy

The Safer & Stronger theme group is dedicated to enhancing quality of life in Moray and commits to dealing effectively with community safety issues and promoting positive behaviour, contributing to making Moray a safe place to live, work and visit.

Moray’s Safer Strategy   (8 pages, 146 KB) aims to effectively tackle antisocial behaviour.

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Legislation,  Powers & Measures

• Antisocial Behaviour Orders (ASBO) extended to include juveniles between 12 and 15 years, in addition to the statutory power of arrest for breach of an ASBO.
• Acceptable Behaviour Contract (ABC's) a voluntary process where support is offered in exchange for a change of behaviour. View our ABC's leaflet (2 pages, 3 MB)
• Intensive Support and Monitoring for serious and persistent juvenile offenders who meet the criteria for secure accommodation.
• Parenting Orders to be imposed where a parent's behaviour in relation to their child is seriously deficient but the parent will not take steps to improve their parenting on a voluntary basis.
• Restriction of Liberty Orders has been extended to cover juveniles between 12 and 15 years. 
• Dispersal of Groups of two or more people from designate areas where their Antisocial behaviour is significant, persistent and serious.
• Fixed Penalty Notices for Fly Tipping, Litter & Dog Fouling - the power to issue notices enables local authorities to deal directly with these types of antisocial behaviour. Our community wardens have been granted this authority
• Removal of Graffiti and Illegal Dumping with the introduction of powers of entry and seizure, the power to issue fixed penalties and a prohibition on selling spray paint to under 16's. 
• Closure of Premises associated with persistent and serious disorder or serious nuisance.

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Community Wardens

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

For further information on the Community Wardens you can also see the Grampian Police

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Reporting ASB

Antisocial behaviour can be  reported in several ways   (2 pages, 556 KB)

Telephone:- 24 hour reporting Line 0800 58 77 197 - You should use this number to report any antisocial behaviour that you may be suffering from.

Online:- You can also use our - online form  to report antisocial behaviour.

Please Note this is a reporting line only and will not result in the immediate response of a Community Warden. Your complaint will be allocated to the appropriate person for investigation and action. If your complaint is of a more serious nature please call the non-emergency Grampian Police Line 0845 600 5 700.

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ASB Business Plan 20010-11

The ASB Operational Group’s priority is to tackle ASB throughout Moray.  The group has a designated lead officer.  An ASB outcome agreement has been set and agreed.  It sets out objectives and outcome targets in detail. View our Business Plan (7 pages, 188 KB)

Moray Youth Justice Implementation Plan

Prepared by the Moray Youth Justice Strategy Group the plan  (39 pages, 303 KB) contains a series of SMART objectives to promote the continuous improvement of youth justice services and the plan will make a contribution to the Moray Single Outcome Agreement particularly for National Outcome 9 ‘we live our lives safe from crime, disorder and danger’. 

The Moray Youth Justice Plan has a commitment to integrated working at its heart and seeks ‘to build community confidence by reducing the incidence of youth crime and particularly the risk posed by more serious offenders’.

Information Sharing Protocol

The Information Sharing Protocol (42 pages, 205 KB) sets out the protocol for sharing information between agencies to enable them to deal with antisocial behaviour more effectively.

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