Event Summary
Westminster Insight’s half-day Anti-Social Behaviour Conference will take place on Thursday 9th July. Choose to attend in-person in London or online.
Join colleagues from across policing and criminal justice, local authorities, social housing, and partner agencies to gain clarity on the Government’s evolving approach to anti-social behaviour. Stay up to date with the latest policy and legislative developments and explore what the changes mean in practice for frontline practitioners working to prevent and respond to ASB.
The 2025 Crime Survey for England and Wales indicates that 37% of people have experienced or witnessed anti-social behaviour. It remains a widespread problem that continues to blight communities. By spotlighting new enforcement tools, multi-agency working, and victim-focused approaches, the conference will showcase effective solutions to tackle ASB.
Chaired by Harvinder Saimbhi, CEO of ASB Help, attend this timely conference to gain the latest updates on legislation, including the Crime and Policing Bill and updated guidance for carrying out ASB Case Reviews.
You will hear directly from policymakers, leaders, and sector experts about what is changing, and when
Deputy Chief Constable Catherine Akehurst, NPCC programme lead for the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, will outline the progress of the NPG, plans to strengthen ASB enforcement capability, and new measures to tackle retail crime and exploitation. What are the lessons from hotspot policing? You will hear first-hand from South Yorkshire Police and Devon and Cornwall Police about the findings from the ASB Hotspot Response Pilot.
Neil Coyle MP, Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Anti-Social Behaviour will discuss the progress of the Crime and Policing Bill, Respect Orders, and plans to give police, social housing, and local government stronger powers to tackle ASB. What could the Sentencing Act and Victims and Courts Bill mean for victims, community sentencing and the management of persistent ASB offenders?
Benefit from real-world insight from police forces, social landlords, and local authorities on what works in different settings, from urban areas to rural and coastal communities.
With a new duty to share information on ASB with the Home Office, the conference will explore how to embed multi-agency collaboration and data sharing between central government, police, councils, housing, and health.
You will learn how to strengthen transparency the ASB Case Review process and improve victim engagement under the new statutory guidance.
You will leave with a deeper understanding of the root causes of ASB, including vulnerability, unmet need, and place-based factors, and discover how a coordinated, long-term, preventative approach can deliver better outcomes for victims and communities.
Choose to attend in-person or online.
Key Points
- Understanding upcoming reforms under the Crime and Policing Bill: what will upcoming legislative changes mean in practice?
- Understanding new and extended powers – Respect Orders, cuckooing, extending closure orders, and housing and youth injunctions
- How will the reforms to the ASB Case Review strengthen victim voice, support and accountability?
- Addressing gaps in national ASB data and embedding a culture of data sharing between local agencies and central government
- Learnings from hotspot policing and the rollout of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee
- Exploring the root causes of ASB
- Embedding a victim-focused approach across prevention, enforcement, and review mechanisms
