Cardiff council warns tenants of eviction if household member convicted for Ely riots | Cardiff

The Cardiff Council warned a few council tenants that they could be released if they were convicted of crimes caused by the death of two ELY young children in 2023, in 2023, and learned Guardian.

Notifications sent to 17 houses on July 9, the Southern Wales Police, the Council, at least one member of the household, “a serious alarm throughout the society and a serious event that causes distress,” he said.

A total of 42 people were accused of rebellion and causing criminal damage according to restlessness; At that time, 11 people were convicted, including eight people under 18 years of age.

Although the hearings are expected to continue until February 2026, the letter said: “This is a clear violation of your professional contract stating that you are responsible for the behavior of any household members, guests or visitors near your property.”

If the relevant individuals or individuals are convicted and sentenced, the Council may go to court to request the re -publication of the house.

The letters shocked the Ely community and worried. “After the incident took place, I don’t understand why they sent these two years and that my son would not appear in court until the end of this year. Disgusting, he was designed to punish the entire community. But my other children?” he said, a woman who wants to be named as he said he was looking for legal advice.

The two-day rebellion in the West Cardiff neighborhood on May 22-23, 2023 was triggered by the deaths of 15-year-old Harvey Evans and 16-year-old Kyrees Sullivan in an e-bike accident.

During a police chase, rumors that children were killed spread rapidly on social media and about 150 people gathered at the scene of their deaths.

More than 30 police officers were injured in the damage of the property and burning cars.

CCTV images then forced the Southern Wales Police to admit that the officers of a minibus followed young people from the accident up to two minutes. The driver and the passenger were served with gross abuse and the driver was investigated by the Independent Police Behavior Office (IPC) for dangerous driving, but he did not encounter charges.

Notifications were defined by Prof David Cowan as “abnormal and terrible practice .. Galli Housing Law Specialist At the University of Cardiff, who participated in the preparation of the 2022 legislation designed to simplify and improve the rental experience.

“The antisocial behaviors in property and notifications that wish to have for criminal activities can be given. The environment is defined differently in the region and these accusations are not related to housing.”

“Even in cases where there is a valid claim, judges usually will go for the mitigation strategies such as behavioral plans before evacuating.

In response to the questions from Guardian, Cardiff Council said that the crimes committed the “home of their homes ,, that the Council and the Rental contract constitute a violation of the rental contract and that the notifications aim to“ encourage tenants to take responsibility for their homes and neighborhoods ”.

Housing policy was transferred in Wales. Cowan said that Galli was unaware of a similar action taken by local authorities for crimes other than property.

“The Council is an important time to serve a notification in the future of a serious accusation and the court case is an important time in the future, iler

After the 2011 rebellions throughout the UK, several local councils tried to serve tenants with release notifications on the participation of household members, including a woman in Wandsworth, 18 -year -old South, in Wandsworth in South London.

Such policies were supported by Prime Minister David Cameron at that time, but efforts failed or abandoned after the public explosion.