Dear All,
Thank you again for signing. Please, please keep sharing amongst your friends and neighbours.
We are now close to 1700 signatures and hopefully local news outlets will start to run stories highlighting the problems we face living with this issue and the institutional complacency of many Councils and Housing Associations.
A lawyer suggested that we might get some extra credibility if we started a petition to lobby Parliament too. So please, if you can, could you also sign and share this additional petition.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/655559
I don’t know if it will help but it can’t do any harm.
Information for those of you fighting your own battles against Antisocial Behaviour and illegal drug use in your communities.
I have found ASB HELP useful. They can point you in the right direction.
On our Estate we have also involved the OMBUDSMAN. You need to contact the Housing Ombudsman if you’re a Council Tenant and the Local Government Ombudsman if you’re a private resident living on a Council maintained Estate.
https://complaints.lgo.org.uk/portal/
https://www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/
Other things that might/might not help are …..
Contact your own MP for support. If you have not already done so, you can find details for your MP by typing your postcode into this website: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP
Citizens Advice provide free, confidential and impartial advice. Their goal is to help everyone find a way forward, whatever problem they face. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
Legal advice: You can search for a legal representative through the Law Society on their website: https://solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk/
Victim Support are a national charity giving free and confidential help to victims of crime, witnesses, their family, friends and anyone else affected across England and Wales. Helpline: 0808 1689 111 https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/
Contact your GP who can help you access support for your mental health and wellbeing.
MIND are a charity offering mental health support. You can call 0300 123 3393, email info@mind.org.uk or visit https://www.mind.org.uk
Mental health crisis support: If you are facing a mental health crisis, including thoughts of suicide, we suggest you contact your local mental health trust’s crisis team.
If you are at risk of harm or believe a crime has been committed, please contact the police. Call 999 in an emergency. Non-emergency reports can be made via 101 or online (this includes historic allegations).
Good luck and keep well,
Maddy