The prevention through presence in neighbourhoods

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The law of 15 May 2007, about civic guards, is applied since 9 January 2009. The goal of this law is to gather all stewards, park guards and prevention agents under the name of 'town guard'. However, the City of Brussels did not wait for the law of 15 May 2007 to make a commitment in this unification. Indeed, since 2004, with the creation of the association Bravvo, the City encouraged the grouping of the agents.

What is a town guard?

This town guard is a municipal agent that has to increase the feeling of safety of the citizens and to prevent public nuisances and crime.

What are the missions of a town guard?

• Raise public awareness in safety and crime prevention
• Inform citizens to guarantee a feeling of safety and pass this information to the competent services
• Inform car drivers about parking cars properly
• Surveillance during events organized by the municipal authorities

These missions are practiced on the public roads and places of the City.

Town guard is not a policeman

The Brussels town guards cannot make a report on someone. Their work only completes that of the local police. The local police exercises the repression and Bravvo assumes an important part of the preventive work. In this context, no prevention agent of Bravvo is authorized to make notes of infractions of the general police regulations.