BARNSLEY FEDERATION OF TENANTS AND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATIONS

“Working together in a responsible Partnership to promote shared values
in the interest of all Barnsley Tenants and Residents”

Community Safety

Over the past year the Federation has seen many changes in communities with anti-social behaviour, graffiti, and environmental issues and have taken an active part in helping to reduce these problems. Federation representatives are attending local steering groups in their areas and are working very well with local impact officers to clean up the streets and consulting with them over problem tenants. Certain members are on their local Multi-Agency meetings, these are held with housing officers, truancy officers, police, fire service representatives, youth workers and more. Matters arising from steering groups can be raised at this meeting and can be very beneficial in sorting area problems out. Tenants groups are now making a difference more than ever and are at last being listened to, the federation would encourage local people to get involved with the steering group in their area and can usually find out when and where these are held via their impact officers. Decisions can be reached by everyone attending and when there is money available, funded by a budget for areas, to discuss were it can be spent. This is usually used for security and environmental work in their area, however this is limited, but everyone attending have a say in where it is spent.

The Federation is also working closely with the council, Safer & Stronger community partnership, and are representing tenants and residents of the borough at the highest level. Tenant & Residents groups do and indeed are working very well in Barnsley and anyone wishing to start a TARA up would be more than welcome, help us to help you make a difference to your community. We are reducing problems in the communities by working with other local groups ie Neighbourhood Watch, Crime & Safety Sub Groups where there is one and especially the Safer Neighbourhood Teams across the Borough.