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Wardens to patrol Belfast streets Wardens to patrol Belfast streets
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A city-wide warden scheme to help combat anti-social behaviour in Belfast is to be launched later by Lord Mayor Naomi Long. A city-wide warden scheme to help combat anti-social behaviour in Belfast has been launched by Lord Mayor Naomi Long.
The initiative will see 25 wardens recruited to provide communities with a visible presence to help "reduce crime and fear of crime".The initiative will see 25 wardens recruited to provide communities with a visible presence to help "reduce crime and fear of crime".
The scheme follows Belfast City Council's two pilot schemes which ended in June.The scheme follows Belfast City Council's two pilot schemes which ended in June.
Recruits will receive intensive training before deployments next month.Recruits will receive intensive training before deployments next month.
The council provided £850,000 towards the project which it is operating in partnership with the PSNI, the NIO, Housing Executive, Belfast Regeneration Office, Queen's University, University of Ulster, St Mary's College Belfast and Belfast Metropolitan College.The council provided £850,000 towards the project which it is operating in partnership with the PSNI, the NIO, Housing Executive, Belfast Regeneration Office, Queen's University, University of Ulster, St Mary's College Belfast and Belfast Metropolitan College.
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Wardens will spend up to three months in an area before moving on and their deployment will be based on feedback from the PSNI and other partners, as well as communities.Wardens will spend up to three months in an area before moving on and their deployment will be based on feedback from the PSNI and other partners, as well as communities.
They were initially used in a bid to reduce tensions between students and residents in south Belfast's Holyland area.They were initially used in a bid to reduce tensions between students and residents in south Belfast's Holyland area.
A second pilot scheme took in other areas of the city.A second pilot scheme took in other areas of the city.
Lord Mayor Naomi Long said the Holyland initiative and a roaming wardens scheme had been "extremely successful and were a massive benefit for communities across Belfast".Lord Mayor Naomi Long said the Holyland initiative and a roaming wardens scheme had been "extremely successful and were a massive benefit for communities across Belfast".
"Following an evaluation of both these schemes, it was decided that along with our partners, we would roll out our resources in such a way that the entire city can now benefit from the service and each corner of Belfast can be covered as a result," she said."Following an evaluation of both these schemes, it was decided that along with our partners, we would roll out our resources in such a way that the entire city can now benefit from the service and each corner of Belfast can be covered as a result," she said.
"The city-wide wardens scheme will provide important reassurance for communities that issues around anti-social behaviour are being taken seriously and our wardens will work in partnership with the PSNI and other partners to help reduce crime and fear of crime, and create a safer Belfast for all.""The city-wide wardens scheme will provide important reassurance for communities that issues around anti-social behaviour are being taken seriously and our wardens will work in partnership with the PSNI and other partners to help reduce crime and fear of crime, and create a safer Belfast for all."