ASB Awareness Week – Respect orders
Preparing for Respect Orders
To close out ASB Awareness week 2025, Janine and Sarah Bradley from Consilium Training and Support led a timely and practical session on the proposed Respect Order – a new civil-criminal hybrid tool currently set out in the Crime and Policing Bill.
Although the legislation is still making its way through Parliament, the session explored how Respect Orders could change the way ASB is managed, particularly in relation to existing injunctions. We looked at how these orders might be used in practice, what makes them different, and where they could sit alongside or replace current tools.
Key areas covered included:
- The mandatory risk assessment and what it must include
- How breaches would be enforced, and what evidence will be needed
- The introduction of positive requirements and how supervision and warnings will need to be handled
- What landlords and local agencies can start doing now to prepare
The session encouraged teams to think ahead – reviewing policies, considering local arrangements, and making use of any opportunities to shape guidance and process as the Bill progresses.