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In September 2018, the Republic of Ireland Commission on the Future of Policing recommended the establishment of a new Policing and Community Safety Oversight Commission to supersede the Policing Authority and the Garda Inspectorate. A core function of the new body would be to promote inter-agency working and scrutinise the role of all agencies as...
Our Question of the Month for June came from Kirsten Horsburgh of the Scottish Drugs Forum, as part of our Alcohol, Drugs and Community Safety themed newsletter (prior to the release of the latest drug related death figures – see page 10). She asked: ‘Do you believe drug consumption rooms would improve community safety in...
by Chief Inspector Stephen Innes, Road Policing Division Police Scotland is committed to reducing road casualties and through effective patrolling of the roads we seek to positively influence driver and road user behaviour, and make Scotland’s roads safer. Whilst Policing and the patrolling of our roads is essentially a 24/7 business, a range of bespoke...
Dawn and Lorraine were in Newport last week speaking to Welsh community safety practitioners at the Wales Association of Community Safety Officers annual conference. WACSO is a group of Community Safety Professionals consisting of representatives from the 22 local authorities in Wales. It works collaboratively across the whole of Wales and is a recognised independent...
This month we take a look at an alcohol and drug service in Glasgow, the Glasgow Council on Alcohol, who work to reduce harm caused by alcohol and drugs with a range of programmes touching on a broader range of Community Safety issues – including reducing reoffending, social isolation , discrimination and gender based violence....
Our Question of the Month for May came from Dr. Marsha Scott of Scottish Women’s Aid. She wanted to know: Is your community Safety Partnership doing everything it can to keep victims/survivors safe from perpetrators of domestic abuse? 75% of respondents said yes 25% said they could do more Thanks to those who took part!...
The Unintentional Harm and Injury Executive Group, of which we are members, are delighted to launch the new Unintentional Harm Online Hub! The Building Safer Communities Unintentional Harm and Injury Executive Group is a collaboration of national and local partners working together to prevent and reduce unintentional harm in Scotland. The Online Hub provides a...
We have now published all of the presentations from our recent Chairs and Leads Event on our Youtube channel! In our Business Plan, we committed to using technology to drive our work on informing and engaging people, with those working in remote and rural areas particularly in mind. You can view the presentations by clicking...
SCSN were delighted to have Tricia Spacey seconded to work between SCSN and the Scottish Government from late 2018 into early 2019. We are now equally delighted to publish her report: Developing a Community Safety Narrative for Scotland. Introduction What is meant by community safety, or safer communities, has broadened over the years, and the...
Our Question of the Month for April came from Gil Gillies, Youth Worker and husband of our Chief Officer. He is currently working with Gypsie Travelling people and he asked: 28.1% of Gypsy Traveller Leavers leave school with no qualifications at SCQF level 3 or higher, compared to 1.9% for all secondary school leavers. Is...