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The Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime (SPARC) Rural Crime Strategy has seen some positive early results with reductions in rural crime and associated financial costs in the year 2022-2023, based on updated reporting figures. See the SPARC update below for more information. Please note the below monthly update for March 2023 plus the yearly figures...
SCSN is delighted to be presenting at this conference on 24 May. Nearly half of Scotland’s population have been impacted by antisocial behaviour – yet half of these incidents are going unreported. Whether in communities, at home, or on public transport, antisocial behaviour has a devastating impact on people’s lives. Holyrood Insight’s Tackling Antisocial Behaviour in...
Our Question of the Month for March 2023 comes from our Safer Communities Scotland Podcast Interviewee Aidan Martin, author & CEO of The Scheme Livi. Aidan is also a panellist at our ‘Wisdom of Trauma with Dr Gabor Mate’ film screening. We’re asking: Results for February Our Question of the Month for February related to...
Care & Repair in Lanarkshire has been announced as winners of the inaugural Mark McCall Home Safety Fund. The announcement was made at the latest meeting of the Cross Party Group on Accident Prevention and Safety Awareness at the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday 21st March. Care & Repair will receive £3,000 in funding towards their...
The Scottish Community Safety Network has added it’s support to a new campaign by our friends at RoSPA to oppose the Retained EU Law Bill. The Retained EU Law Bill (REUL), currently going through parliament, threatens to abolish approximately 4000 pieces of longstanding legal protections on 31 December. This would spell catastrophe for the health...
Our partners at the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service are currently recruiting for the post of Safer Homes Officer. This is a full-time post for 3 years, working 35 hours per week, however applications from individuals seeking to work on a part time, job share or flexible working basis would be considered. The Safer Homes...
January Results Our Question of the Month from January related to the raft of media reports of serious misconduct by serving police officers in the London Metropolitan Police – and other Police forces around the country – following the conviction of David Carrick in January. We asked: “Is reporting of misconduct in the London Metropolitan...
by Lorraine Gillies, SCSN Chief Officer The Scottish Community Safety Network has a special interest in anti-social behaviour. Just before lockdown in 2020, we hosted a fishbowl discussion on antisocial behaviour as part of the Firestarter Festival. The discussion centred on how society and policy could view antisocial behaviour with a more compassionate, trauma-informed lens that accounts...
December Results Our Question of the Month for December focussed on the Cost of Living Crisis, in particular, the energy crisis. We’re concerned about whether people are ableto stay sufficiently warm in their homes – especiallyolder people. Cold housing affects dexterity and increases the risk of accidents, with attempts tosave money using electric fires increasing...
by Kevin Chase, National Development Officer On Friday 9th December, I attended the Police Mental Health and Vulnerability conference in Edinburgh, hosted by Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority. Why? Having recently retired from the police, from my own experience it is one of the biggest challenges facing policing in Scotland today. I will...