Nottingham City Council is introducing a dedicated graffiti removal team supported by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire’s Immediate Justice Programme.
The initiative brings together a citywide graffiti cleansing service with community-based reparative activities delivered through the Immediate Justice scheme.
The programme will provide a coordinated approach to tackling graffiti, tagging and vandalism while ensuring that those responsible for low-level offending make a positive contribution to the communities affected by anti-social behaviour.
Councillor Matt Shannon, Executive Member for Community Protection, Neighbourhoods, and Equalities, said:
“Our investment in a dedicated graffiti removal service will make sure that when graffiti goes up, it comes down again quickly. By responding quickly to reports of graffiti and vandalism, we will reduce the impact on our community and help keep our streets looking their best.
“The Immediate Justice programme will put vandals to work, cleaning up the messes they’ve made, and deterring them from reoffending.
“Put together, this will keep Nottingham the clean, welcoming place we all want it to be.”
The initiative will deliver rapid responses to issues of vandalism across Nottingham, helping to improve the appearance of streets, public spaces and neighbourhoods while increasing public confidence that anti-social behaviour is being addressed quickly and effectively.
As part of the programme, eligible offenders taking part in the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Immediate Justice scheme, will undertake a range of visible community improvement activities, focusing on supporting the graffiti removal team by tackling smaller graffiti problems. This partnership work will speed up the removal of graffiti.
The Immediate Justice programme has supported council-led Days of Action to help with cleaning up areas of the city. Investing in partnership work through the programme aims to reduce vandalism in our communities.
Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner Gary Godden said:
“When partners come together like this, we can have a bigger impact on tackling issues that really matter to local people.
“This partnership is ensuring public spaces remain clean and tidy for local residents to enjoy, making them feel safer, whilst giving swift and visible justice to offenders at the same time. It’s a win-win.”
By combining rapid graffiti removal with restorative justice principles, the scheme aims to improve Nottingham, deter future offending and create cleaner, more attractive neighbourhoods for everyone.
The investment is also expected to support economic vitality by enhancing the appearance of the city centre, district centres and key visitor routes, helping to reinforce Nottingham’s reputation as a vibrant, welcoming and well-managed city. The work also supports the multi-agency efforts to enhance public safety in Nottingham city centre under Operation Reclaim.
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