Research and Consultation

Research and consultation documents and reports relating to the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004.

Consultation

The following two links to the Scottish Government website relate to the consultation that initiated the Act:

Putting our Communities First - A Strategy for Tackling Antisocial Behaviour
Report on Consultation Responses
Consultation document (PDF 245Kb)
Inviting views on the Scottish Government's proposals to extend community warden schemes more widely across Scotland and for other initiatives to tackle antisocial behaviour.
Summary Report on Consultation Responses Received (PDF, 1017Kb)
A full outline of how many responses were received and what the findings were.

Please note that all the consultations referred to above are closed consultations.

Resolving Neighbour Disputes through Mediation in Scotland (The Scottish Office Central Research Unit) looking at the effectiveness of using mediation in instances of neighbour disputes.
The Role of Mediation in Tackling Neighbour Disputes and Antisocial Behaviour (PDF, 124Kb)
Compares the costs and effectiveness of mediation and legal remedies for tackling neighbour disputes and antisocial behaviour.
Supporting Court Users: the In-Court Advice and Mediation Projects in Edinburgh Sheriff Court Research Phase 2 (PDF, 502Kb)
In court advice project, mediation project,
An Evaluation of the Dundee Families' Project (PDF, 63Kb)
Process, outcomes and evaluation of this project run by NCH Action for Children Scotland.
Homelessness Task Force Final Report (PDF, 450Kb)
Improving the homelessness legislation, legislation and what is being done to prevent homelessness.