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Exeter City Council has taken a tough stance against anti social behaviour, with a resident's partner being sent to prison. On the 2 July, the partner of an Exeter City Council tenant was imprisoned for breaching a court order excluding him from the local area and causing anti social behaviour. A number of local residents had reported the anti social behaviour to Exeter City Council and on the 5 June 2008 an order was made by the court that excluded Justin Butterworth from the Lloyds Crescent area. On the 9 June 2008 this order was breached and Mr Butterworth was given a 28 day sentence for breaching the order which was suspended for six months providing there were no further breaches. There were several reports from local residents that the order was breached again after this hearing and on 27 June 2008, Mr Butterworth was arrested once more after being found at the property. On the 2nd July 2008 the judge at Exeter County Court sentenced him to a further 28 days in prison as well as the original 28 days that were suspended on the 9 June 2008. When asked for a comment, Steve Warran, Head of Housing at Exeter City Council, stated: "We are delighted with this judgment. It demonstrates that Exeter City Council takes reports of anti social behaviour seriously and where appropriate will take action to address the problem, working with our partners such as the police to stamp out unacceptable behaviour. Our commitment to tackling these kind of reports is shown by our recruitment of a dedicated Anti Social Behaviour Case Manager and a Solicitor employed specifically to deal with these types of cases." |
