Under the act, which measure contributes to community safety by addressing anti-social behaviour through a community-driven mechanism?

• A. Community Trigger
• B. Community Remedy
• C. ASB Improvement Plan
• D. Victim Support Program

Answer: (A)

Community Trigger is a formal, community-driven mechanism under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act that lets residents request a review when anti-social behaviour is persistent and responses have not resolved it. It brings together the relevant agencies—police, council, housing providers and other partners—to assess the case and agree a coordinated action plan to reduce the ASB. This makes the community safety response more responsive and accountable, turning residents’ concerns into concrete, cross-agency actions.

Community Remedy, while about restorative actions chosen by the community after an incident, does not operate as a cross-agency case review. The ASB Improvement Plan is a local authority planning document rather than a community-initiated review mechanism. The Victim Support Program focuses on providing help to victims rather than coordinating a joint response to ongoing ASB.