Rejected petition Give police and council more powers to deal with nuisance neighbours.

Rejected on 9 June 2021

To give police and council more powers . So they can provide more help in relation to nuisance neighbours. Who are causing vandalism, being noisy , etc . Allowing them to have a more stricter approach to deal with these situations so it don’t continue on for years .

I’ve lived next door to some nuisance neighbours a long while now . For years I’ve tried every option phoning contacting police , file reports , contacted local council , spoke with ASB in relation to my neighbours and there behaviour. Which is from damaging property, vandalism/ scratching cars throwing stones , smashing glass , drugs setting out of control fires and exploding gas canisters etc ive tried every route and it all seems for nothing. It’s been years and nothing is being done . Police and council need more powers to deal with neighbours like these . It’s unfair on the rest of the neighbourhood who feel they have to move away because they can no longer tolerate the behaviour.

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you are concerned about police and local authority powers to tackled antisocial behaviour, but it's not clear what additional powers you want to be granted.

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If you are having trouble getting your local council to deal with anti-social behaviour near your home you might find this information published by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman helpful: https://www.lgo.org.uk/make-a-complaint/fact-sheets/housing/neighbour-nuisance-and-anti-social-behaviour

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