Residents will be able to grill police and council staff if they feel they are failing to tackle anti-social behaviour in their community under new plans being announced today.

Department of Work and Pensions' minister James Plaskitt was due to visit the Mayfield Centre in Marshfields today to talk to Bradford Trident staff and residents about the Government's Respect Action Plan - the Government's latest assault on anti-social behaviour.

The plan, due to be announced by Prime Minster Tony Blair today, aims to tackle and prevent anti-social behaviour through a series of measures, including 'face the people sessions' in which residents can probe police, council workers an other public bodies about the fight against anti-social behaviour.

Mr Plaskitt said: "Anti-social behaviour undermines the lives of the law abiding majority and can devastate communities. We must make sure these people are challenged to take the help they need so the behaviour is stopped. I will be joining with those affected by such behaviour and local community groups to say enough is enough."

The minister will be talking about improving and tackling problem families at the heart of its Action Plan, clamping down on anti-social behaviour and tackling its causes, addressing disrespect in schools, among homeowners and tenants, towards public servants, how to ensure people know what common standards of decency are and how to uphold them.

Mark Fielding of Bradford Trident, which is running the £50 million ten-year regeneration scheme in the Park Lane, Marshfields and West Bowling areas, said: "As well as regeneration, Trident has a social agenda - regeneration is also about community involvement. Tackling anti-social behaviour is part of the whole agenda of crime and community safety.

"Part of that is employing additional officers and neighbourhood wardens. Our crime per 1,000 population in the Trident area is 61 per 1,000. That is less than the district average of 64 per 1,000."

The Respect Action Plan will focus on six main areas: activities for children and young people; imposing behaviour and attendance at school; supporting families; a new approach to the most challenging families; strengthening communities and effective enforcement of community justice.

The proposals due to be announced today will include fixed penalty notices for parents who allow their children to play truant and powers for Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) to return truants to school.

A new offence will be created for parents of an excluded child who is found in a public place within the first five days after exclusion and schools will be prevented from unofficially excluding pupils through more dedicated truancy officers.

A Downing Street spokesman said: "There are still intractable problems with the behaviour of some, behaviour which can make life a misery for others. What lies at the heart of this behaviour is a lack of respect for values: consideration for others; a recognition that we all have responsibilities as well as rights; civility and good manners."