Home Safety Fund with Focus on Children’s Safety Opens for Applications

The Mark McCall Home Safety Fund will award £3,000 to a single winning organisation delivering home safety outcomes for children anywhere in Scotland.  The Scottish Community Safety Network, Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and Fife Council are delighted to announce the Mark McCall Home Safety Fund will open for applications on the 1st...

Child in car safety training

Road Safety Scotland has worked in partnership with Good Egg Safety (GES) for some time and this collaboration has led to a significant improvement in awareness of child in-car safety across Scotland.  However, there remains a very small number of experts across the country and, to this end, we have funded places on a new...

SAVE THE DATE: SCSN AGM 2023 & Community Safety Conference

Wednesday 1st November 202310am-3pm Glasgow Clyde College, Langside Campus The Annual SCSN AGM followed by a Community Safety Conference with some fantastic presentations on a range of Community Safety Topics! On 1st November, we’re holding our Annual AGM followed by a Community Safety Conference with a range of presentations on some of the hot button...

Strengthening local democracy

Second phase of Democracy Matters national conversation. People across Scotland are being asked to suggest ways of increasing local control over decision-making. The second phase of the Democracy Matters national conversation will give people the opportunity to come together in their communities to imagine how new and inclusive democratic processes can best help their town,...

New ‘firework control zone’ laws come into force

Local authorities have new powers to reduce the negative impact of fireworks.   From today (Thursday June 22), councils can designate Firework Control Zones that would make it a criminal offence to ignite a firework, or knowingly throw a lit firework in a zone which can include private properties or gardens. The maximum penalties are...