Use of risk assessment methods in managing ASB

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Dear Dudley Council,

We would like to request some information from your Community Safety Partnership regarding the use of risk assessment in handling cases on anti-social behaviour. We are developing a cloud-based application for risk assessment and community safety and are thus interested in understanding the use of existing methodologies in this area. We would therefore like to ask the following questions:

1. What risk assessment methodology do you use for assessing the risk of anti-social behaviour? Is this used for all incidents?
2. How many community triggers have taken place each year in 2015-2016 and 2016-2017? For each period, how many cases required further action?
3. Which partner in the CSP is responsible for managing the community trigger process?
4. What case management system do you use for managing cases of anti-social behaviour and who is responsible for managing this system? Typically, how many cases are entered each year?
5. Please provide a copy of the risk assessment method and community trigger questionnaire in place for managing anti-social behaviour.
6. Would you be willing to discuss your management of ASB with us?

Yours faithfully,
Hayley Watson,

Practice Manager
Trilateral Research

Dudley Triggers, Dudley Council

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Our ref: 18389     Service:  Corporate Information Governance
Team            Direct Line: 01384 816956   Date: 04/09/2018
 
 
 
Hayley Watson
 
 
 
 
Dear Hayley Watson
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Information Request 18389
 
I acknowledge your request for information received on 31/08/2018.
 
Unfortunately I cannot identify the information you have requested from
the details you have provided.  To help me meet your request could you
please advise me whether you would like information for financial or
calendar years
 
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Dear Information Governance,

Please could you provide the information based on the calendar year.

Yours sincerely,

Hayley Watson

Information Governance, Dudley Council

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Our ref: 18389 Direct Line: 01384 816956 Date: 27/09/2018

 
 
 
Hayley Watson
 
 
Dear Hayley Watson
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Information Request 18389
 
Your request for information received on 31/08/2018 12:19 has now been
considered and the information requested is detailed below.
 
1. What risk assessment methodology do you use for assessing the risk of
anti-social behaviour? Is this used for all incidents?
 
Please see attachment ‘Risk Assessment Document (Internal)’.  This is used
for all initial reports of ASB though not necessarily for every incident
that is reported to us.
 
2. How many community triggers have taken place each year in 2015-2016 and
2016-2017? For each period, how many cases required further action?
 
For the calendar year 2015 there were 13 of those 3 required further
action.
For the calendar year 2016 there were 8 none of these required further
action.
 
 
3. Which partner in the CSP is responsible for managing the community
trigger process?
 
DMBC Community Safety Team.
 
 
4. What case management system do you use for managing cases of
anti-social behaviour and who is responsible for managing this system?
Typically, how many cases are entered each year?
 
5. Please provide a copy of the risk assessment method and community
trigger questionnaire in place for managing anti-social behaviour.
 
Please find attached.
 
6. Would you be willing to discuss your management of ASB with us?
 
No.
 
If you have any queries or concerns then please contact me.
 
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a comment or complaint, or request a review of
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Dudley MBC, The Council House, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1HF, telephone
0300 555 2345, e-mail [2][Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council request email]. 
 
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Water Lane
Wilmslow 
Cheshire 
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Telephone:   01625 545 700
[3]www.ico.org.uk
 
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Information Governance Officer
Corporate Information Governance Team
Dudley MBC
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Dear Nina Meredith,

Thank you very much for this information. It is very helpful.
Could you please follow up on question 4 (see below), in reference to ASB cases in general, not just community trigger cases. It was left unanswered.

4. What case management system do you use for managing cases of anti-social behaviour and who is responsible for managing this system? Typically, how many cases are entered each year?

Yours sincerely,

Hayley Watson

Information Governance, Dudley Council

Dear Hayley Watson

I do apologise. Please see following response:

4. What case management system do you use for managing cases of anti-social behaviour and who is responsible for managing this system? Typically, how many cases are entered each year?

Caseworks provided by Hub Solutions. This is managed by the ASB Team.
We enter approximately 1650 cases per year.

Regards

Nina Meredith
Information Governance Officer
Corporate Information Governance Team
Dudley MBC
Tel no: 01384 816956

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Dear Nina Meredith,

Thank you very much for this information. It is very helpful.
Could you please follow up on question 4 (see below), in reference to ASB cases in general, not just community trigger cases. It was left unanswered.

4. What case management system do you use for managing cases of anti-social behaviour and who is responsible for managing this system? Typically, how many cases are entered each year?

Yours sincerely,

Hayley Watson

-----Original Message-----

Corporate Information Governance Team
3/5 St James’s Road, Dudley West Midlands. DY1 1HP
Tel: (01384) 815607 Fax: (01384) 815660 Email:[Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council request email] [1]www.dudley.gov.uk

Our ref: 18389 Direct Line: 01384 816956 Date: 27/09/2018

Hayley Watson

Dear Hayley Watson

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Information Request 18389

Your request for information received on 31/08/2018 12:19 has now been considered and the information requested is detailed below.

1. What risk assessment methodology do you use for assessing the risk of anti-social behaviour? Is this used for all incidents?

Please see attachment ‘Risk Assessment Document (Internal)’. This is used for all initial reports of ASB though not necessarily for every incident that is reported to us.

2. How many community triggers have taken place each year in 2015-2016 and 2016-2017? For each period, how many cases required further action?

For the calendar year 2015 there were 13 of those 3 required further action.
For the calendar year 2016 there were 8 none of these required further action.

3. Which partner in the CSP is responsible for managing the community trigger process?

DMBC Community Safety Team.

4. What case management system do you use for managing cases of anti-social behaviour and who is responsible for managing this system?
Typically, how many cases are entered each year?

5. Please provide a copy of the risk assessment method and community trigger questionnaire in place for managing anti-social behaviour.

Please find attached.

6. Would you be willing to discuss your management of ASB with us?

No.

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact me.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a comment or complaint, or request a review of the decision, you should write to the Freedom of Information Officer at Dudley MBC, The Council House, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1HF, telephone
0300 555 2345, e-mail [2][Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council request email].

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by Dudley MBC.

The Information Commissioner may be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700
[3]www.ico.org.uk

Most of the information that we provide in response to Freedom of Information Act 2000 requests will be subject to copyright protection. In most cases the copyright will be owned by Dudley MBC. The copyright in other information may be owned by another person or organisation, as indicated in the information itself. You are free to use any information supplied for your own use, including for non-commercial research purposes.
The information may also be used for the purposes of news reporting.
However, any other type of re-use, for example, by publishing the information or issuing copies to the public will require the permission of the copyright owner.

For information where the copyright is owned by the Council details of the conditions on re-use can be found on our website at [4]www.dudley.gov.uk.

For information where the copyright is owned by another person or organisation, you must apply to the copyright owner to obtain their permission.

Nina Meredith
Information Governance Officer
Corporate Information Governance Team
Dudley MBC
Tel no: 01384 816956

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Dear Nina,

Thank you for the prompt follow up and the additional details. We have now received all requested information.

Yours sincerely,

Hayley Watson