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The Role Of Mediation In Tackling Neighbour Disputes And Anti-Social Behaviour

Appendix 9

Legal Case 45

45

household

tenure

Council

problem

General disturbance by loud music, verbal abuse, shouting & swearing

outcome

ASBO

length

5m

meetings/visits

4.0

visit hrs incl travel

6.0

phonecalls/letters

13.0

phonecalls/letter hours

2.2

OOH visits

4.0

OOH x2 at 1.5 incl travel

16.0

OOH rtn miles

20.0

rtn miles

12.0

rtn travel hours

0.5

rtn travel OOH

0.5

casework hours

24.2

admin hours

3.6

total team hours

27.8

total daytime miles

48.0

total OOH miles

80.0

total mileage costs

44.8

total time costs

555.8

total team costs

600.6

solicitor hrs

legal admin hrs

legal staff costs

total case cost

Assumptions
Average time spent on daytime meeting or visit to party or neighbours (ex.travel) is one hour.
Average time spent on letter or phonecall is 10 minutes.
Average mileage costs 35 pence per mile.
Average daytime return mileage is 12. Average out of hours return mileage is 20.
Average staff hourly rate 20 (applies to specialist team staff and also other officers - Social work, housing, health professionals, lawyers, police)
Administration of case (to open, close, report, record and discuss the case) requires 15% of the casework hours.
Casework hours are visits + travel + letters/calls + out of hours visits mutliplied by 30 + travel. Two officers attend out of hours visits.
Other Officers' costs are based on 1.5 hours per meeting (30) inc. travel.
Length is time with specialist team from referral to case closed.

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