Apply for an anti-social behaviour case review

About the anti-social behaviour case review

Anti-social behaviour can have an overwhelming impact on its victims and, in some cases, on the wider community. Anti-social behaviour is defined as conduct that has caused, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to any person.

If you are a victim of persistent anti-social behaviour and you have already reported this to any of the main responsible agencies (such as the council, police, housing provider) you can request a review of your case to find out if further action can be taken to resolve the ongoing anti-social behaviour. 

The anti-social case review won’t review concerns about council services.  If you have a complaint about a council service please use the Cumberland Council complaints procedure. 

Who can make an application

You can make an application if you are:

• a victim – individual person, business or community group
• a third party who can make an application for a case review on behalf of a victim, with their consent. This can include a friend, relative, carer, councillor, Member of Parliament, or another professional person
• a senior manager within Cumberland Council who decides that case review is necessary to safeguard a vulnerable victim of anti-social behaviour

How it works

To apply for a case review you must meet the following threshold test:

• you have reported three separate, but related incidents to either the local authority, police or housing provider within six months before the application, and the anti-social behaviour still persists
• a senior manager decides that a case review is necessary to safeguard a vulnerable victim of anti social behaviour or identifies a case that would benefit from the process and would meet the threshold regardless of whether an application has been received or not

Request a review of your case

You can apply for a review of your case by visiting your local area website.