What does the Crime and Policing Bill mean for housing associations?

How will the Crime and Policing Bill affect housing associations? 

The Crime and Policing Bill acknowledges that there's a strong relationship between housing and anti-social behaviour. This means there are a number of new powers that relate to housing associations, including:

• Respect orders – the Bill puts into legislation ‘respect orders’, a new form of civil order which looks to tackle the behaviour of repeat perpetrators of ASB over 18. 
• Housing and youth injunctions - the Bill introduces two new forms of civil injunction which can be applied for by housing providers. 
• Closure notices and orders – the Bill would extend the closure powers introduced in the Anti-Social, Crime and Policing Act 2014 to registered providers of social housing. 
• ASB case reviews – local police bodies will be required to consult with social housing providers when consulting on their own case review procedures. 
• Cuckooing - controlling another person’s home for criminal purposes without their consent, commonly known as cuckooing, will become a criminal offence. 

Next steps

The Crime and Policing Bill was introduced in February 2025, and is currently making it's way through Parliament.

We want to hear what our members think about the Bill. Specifically, we would like to hear views on the proposals set out in the Bill that will affect housing associations.  

To help you, we’ve put together a briefing for housing associations on the new powers proposed, alongside key questions. You can access this using the link below.

Please email your responses or any questions to the details below. 

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