Context

Most social landlords say that 80% of their time in tackling ASB is taken up by 20% of perpetrators – drilling deeper into these cases, a family struggling to keep control of children’s behaviour is often at the heart of the problem. Working with families at risk of eviction because of ASB is a major challenge for social landlords, requiring a balanced combination of legal powers and supportive interventions, and the coordination of action from a range of local agencies. But the rewards are clear and convincing to budget holders in terms of:

Reducing time and money spent on possession proceedings
Preventing social exclusion and its many costs
Supporting younger family members to become better tenants in the future.

This practice-orientated, interactive conference will set out a comprehensive approach for social landlords and partner agencies to help them work with families at risk of eviction because of ASB.

Key themes and subjects

How and when to use Family Intervention Tenancies
Parenting Orders and Parenting Contracts
Making referrals to Family Intervention Projects
Using private and voluntary parenting programmes
Multi-agency working on complex cases
The impact of intervention on families’ lives
Hidden violence within the family

The effectiveness of Family Intervention Projects

Click here for a briefing on how Family Intervention Projects work and for a summary of outcome data illustrating the effectiveness of intervention.

Programme contributors

Presenters

Caroline Hunter, professor of housing law at York University, and expert legal contributor to ASBActionNet
Elaine Onyiuke, Family Intervention Project Specialist, Department for Children, Schools and Families
Stuart White, ASB Co-ordinator, Sandwell Homes, one of the first social landlords to use Family Intervention Tenancies
Sarah Castro, Community Safety Manager, Poplar HARCA, on setting up a family intervention project at the request of local residents (winner of the Guardian Public Service Awards 2009)
Sarah Harris, Anti-social Behaviour Officer, and Joy Shakespeare, Young People's Services, Harrow Council, on an Early intervention panel that links closely with partner agencies
Judy Nixon, Principal Lecturer in ASB Studies, Sheffield Hallam University, on hidden violence within families
Brian Cooke, Community Safety Manager, and David Lockerman, Housing Services Manager, Broxbourne Housing Association, presenting a 'live case conference' based on their innovative work with families
Writer and broadcaster Simon Fanshawe in conversation with a family on the nature and effectiveness of the support they received to address their anti-social behaviour

Expert facilitators

Gerard Lemos, partner at Lemos&Crane, and Project Director for ASBActionNet
Honor Rhodes, Director of Strategic Development and Special Projects at the Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships

Programme

9.15	Registration
10.00	Introduction and context Gerard Lemos, partner at Lemos&Crane, and Project Director for ASBActionNet; Honor Rhodes, Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships (facilitators through the day)
10.15	Family Intervention Projects - How and Why they Work (Policy update) Elaine Onyiuke, Family Intervention Project Specialist, Department for Children, Schools and Families
10.45	New legal powers on family intervention and parenting (Executive Briefing) Caroline Hunter, Professor of Housing Law at York University, on Family Intervention Tenancies, Parenting Orders and Parenting Contracts
11.15	Using Family Intervention Tenancies (Practice Focus) Stuart White, ASB Co-ordinator, Sandwell Homes, one of the first social landlords to use Family Intervention Tenancies
11.45	Refreshments
12.05	Practice example: Community-led Family Intervention Projects Sarah Castro, Community Safety Manager, Poplar HARCA, on setting up a family intervention project at the request of local residents (winner of the Guardian Public Service Awards 2009)
12.40	Practice example: Early intervention and working with partner agencies Sarah Harris, Anti-social Behaviour Officer, and Joy Shakespeare, Young People's Services, Harrow Council, on an Early intervention panel that links closely with partner agencies
1.15	Lunch
2.00	Hidden violence within families (New research findings) Judy Nixon, Principal Lecturer in ASB Studies, Sheffield Hallam University, on the nature and extent of parents being abused and intimidated by their children
2.30	Live case conference Part 1 Brian Cooke and David Lockerman from Broxbourne Housing Association introduce a real case that they’ve dealt with involving a family at risk of eviction because of ASB Delegates identify suggested approaches drawn from their current policy and procedures Consultation with representatives from partner agencies that would typically be involved in these cases Action planning and review Part 2 Writer and broadcaster Simon Fanshawe talks to the family involved in the case to learn about their experience of being on the receiving end of family intervention and the impact that it had on their lives.
4.15	ASBActionNet Awards
4.20	Departures

What you'll get from the day

Understanding of legal powers available to support work with families to address anti-social behaviour
Knowledge of the range and type of parenting programmes and family interventions that have been tried and tested
Ideas and inspiration from professionals with experience of delivering in-depth projects working with families
Insight into the principles and practice of multi-agency working through a live case study conference
A policy and practice framework for reviewing and updating your approach to working with families at the centre of complaints of ASB
Networking opportunities with practitioners and policy makers from social landlords and partner agencies

Who should attend?

Registered providers (housing associations, ALMOs, and local authority landlords):

ASB Managers and Officers
Community Safety Mangers and Officers
Estate, Neighbourhood and Housing Managers and Officers
Tenancy Services Managers
Tenancy Enforcement Managers

Representatives from other agencies working closely with social landlords on family interventions and ASB:

Youth offending teams
Social Services
Education departments
Mental health teams
Drug and alcohol teams
Parenting coordinators

Who attended?

A2 Dominion Housing Group

Action For Children

Adur District Council And Worthing Borough Council

Affinity Sutton

Andrews Charitable Trust

ASBAT

ASBAT, Manchester City Council

Ashford Borough Council

Audit Commission

Barnet Homes

BDHT

Bolsover District Council

Broxbourne Housing Association

Broxbourne Housing Association Limited

Cardinal Hume Centre

Catalyst Communites Housing Association

CBHA

Circle Anglia - Wherry HA

Connect Housing Association

Crawley Borough Council

Croydon London Borough

Croydon Youth Offending Team

Dacorum Borough Council

Dudley MBC

Dudley Youth Offending Service

Durham County Council

EIS, Warwickshire County Council

Families In Focus

Gateshead Council

Gentoo Sunderland

Gloucester City Homes

Great Ormond Street Hospital

Greenfields Community Housing

Greenwich Youth Offending Service

Guinness Trust

Hampshire Constabulary

Hampshire County Council

Harrow YOT

Havebury Housing Partnership

Hertfordshire Practical Parenting Programme Ltd

Hyde Martlet

Impact Housing Association

Kingfisher HVHS Housing

L&Q

LBTH Homeless And Housing Advice Service

Leeds Federated Housing Association

London Borough Of Camden

London Borough Of Harrow

London Borough Of Havering

Luton Community Housing

Medway Council

Melin Homes

Nacro

North Yorkshire County Council

Nottingham City Homes

Orbit South Housing Association Ltd

Oxfordshire Youth Offending Service

Peabody

Poplar HARCA

Portsmouth City Council

Positive Parenting Publications And Programmes

Raven Housing Trust

Refuge

Sanctuary Housing

Sandwell Homes

Sandwell Homes Ltd

Sarsen Housing Association

Sheffield City Council

Sheffield Hallam University

Six Town Housing

Solihull Community Housing

Somerset County Council

South Staffordshire Housing Association

Southampton City Council

Southern Housing Group

Southwark Council

Sovereign Housing Group

Sovereign South & West

SPAN

St Albans City And District Council

Stoke On Trent City Council

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Stonham

Stonham Homestay

Swan Housing Association

Swan Housing Group

Swaythling Housing Society

Test Valley Borough Council

Thames Valley Police

The Guinness Trust

The University Of York

Town And Country Housing Group

Uttlesford District Council

Vale Of Aylesbury Housing Trust

Victim Support

Wandle Housing Association Ltd.

Wandsworth Borough Council

Waterloo Housing Group

Waverley Borough Council

West Berkshire

West Berkshire Council

West Kent Housing Association

West Lindsey District Council

West Midlands Police

Westlea Housing Association

Wherry Housing

Wolverhampton Homes

Wrekin Housing Trust

Websites

Family Intervention, Parenting and Anti-social Behaviour

New legal powers and supportive interventions for social landlords and partner agencies