The Scottish Borders Antisocial Behaviour Partnership has formally adopted the Council’s Antisocial Behaviour Strategy and accompanying Policies and Procedures.
This collective commitment marks a significant step forward in ensuring that residents across the Scottish Borders receive a consistent and coordinated response to complaints about antisocial behaviour.
The Strategy outlines a shared vision for prevention, early intervention, and enforcement, and sets out clear expectations for how complaints will be handled. It also reinforces the importance of partnership working and community engagement in tackling the root causes of antisocial behaviour.
By aligning approaches and standards across all partner organisations in this way, the Partnership aims to improve outcomes for communities and strengthen public confidence in how antisocial behaviour is addressed.
Members of the Partnership
The Antisocial Behaviour Partnership is made of:
- the Council
- Police Scotland
- NHS Borders
- Scottish Borders Housing Association
- Waverley Housing
- Eildon Housing
- Berwickshire Housing
- Link Group
Councillor Robin Tatler, Executive Member for Public Safety and Resilience
“This is a hugely positive development for the Scottish Borders. By adopting a unified strategy, our partner organisations are sending a clear message that antisocial behaviour will be dealt with consistently and effectively, no matter where it occurs or who is affected. It’s about ensuring fairness, transparency and a shared commitment to safer, stronger communities.
"Remember, if anyone is experiencing or witnessing antisocial behaviour in their community—whether it’s persistent noise, vandalism, intimidation, or other some other form of disruptive action—help is available.
“You’ll find advice and information on the Council’s website, including a list of the ways you can take action. If you live in a property managed by one of our housing partners (SBHA, Waverley, Eildon, Berwickshire or Link), they can support you directly. For serious or urgent incidents, please contact Police Scotland on 101 (non-emergency) or 999 in an emergency.
“Reporting antisocial behaviour is a vital step in protecting not just your own wellbeing, but also the safety and harmony of your wider community. I strongly encourage anyone affected to speak up and seek help—together, we can make a real difference.”
Find out more about the support provided by our Antisocial Behaviour Unit
More information
- The Strategy was originally approved at a meeting of the Executive Committee on 14 January. The report, minutes and strategy documents can be accessed as follows:
- Images are available from our Flickr page