11 Mar

Bitesize training: statutory noise nuisance in a post COVID-19 world (module 2)

CIEH member: £45
Affiliate member: £99
Non-member: £99 

Two-hour bitesize online training

Time: 10.00 to 12.00

Please note that this training will be delivered via the Zoom online platform.  Please ensure that you are able to access this prior to booking.

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Overview

Noise complaints form over half of all Statutory Nuisance cases and have been on the rise since the start of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. With more people now being at home, tensions have started to grow in some communities which has had a negative impact on the health and well-being of individuals. Although residents have a legal right to be protected against statutory noise nuisance, not all noise complaints fall into this category and some may be part of other anti-social behavioural issues.

This bitesize training builds on the topics discussed in our Bitesize training: statutory nuisance in a post-COVID-19 world by providing delegates with a greater insight into the legal issues around everyday noise and poor sound insulation.
This bitesize training will pay particular attention to the meaning of ‘prejudicial to health and nuisance’ in the context of noise cases. It will also look in more detail at how mental health issues may affect both complainants and those being complained about.

NB: This session will not look at the other categories of statutory nuisance nor the related case law. It will also not cover in detail the range of enforcement powers that apply to all categories. For training on these issues please attend module 1, Bitesize training: statutory nuisance in a post-COVID-19 world.

Module one available dates:

2 March 2021
23 March 2021

Learning outcomes

• Learn how to use statutory nuisance procedures more effectively to deal with noise complaints

• Understand the relationship with common law nuisances

• Get an update on the relevant case-law on noise nuisance

• Understand how Anti-social Behaviour (ASB) legislation relates to the use of statutory nuisance powers

• Understand the relationship with the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003 and the Noise Act 1996

• Understand how and why you can be challenged and how to make valid decisions that can be defended. This session will deal with issues under the Human Rights and Equality Acts, particularly where arguments about disability discrimination may arise.

CPD: 2 Hours

Tim Everett


Tim Everett, LLB LLM FCIEH CMCIH FRSPH CEnvH is a trainer and researcher in Environmental Health Law and is currently studying for a PhD at De Montfort University, Leicester.  He has postgraduate business qualifications and in addition has completed postgraduate work on air and water pollution control.

Tim is a Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner and was elected as a Fellow of the CIEH in 2000, and served as President of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health from 2015 to 2017.  He was a CIEH Trustee between 1994-2000 and again from 2012 - 2017.  He was also President of its London hub from 1999-2004.

Tim is also a Chartered Member of the Institute of Housing and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health. He is also an active member of UKELA and is a member of its Public Health Working Party.  

In his career, Tim has worked for four London Boroughs, the City of Swansea, and two District Councils and has also served as a national adviser on Environmental Protection issues to the Local Government Association (LGA) for over ten years.

 

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