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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,...
We recently conducted our annual Member and Stakeholder Survey for the year 2022/23. As part of our Business Plan, we issue an annual survey to our members, partners and stakeholders to assess how well we are achieving our outcomes and if our support continues to be perceived as valuable. The feedback from the annual survey...
Question of the Month for July: Results Our Question of the Month for July was inspired by our last newsletter’s ‘Water Safety’ theme. Recent figures from England & Wales saw a sizeable increase in deaths in the water, including babies drowning in baths and calls for parents to be aware of how to keep their...
By Leo Clarke, Consultant Excessive and nuisance noise can have a significant impact on your living environment and your wellbeing. Noise-proofing can help to reduce the severity of nearby traffic noise, noisy neighbours, construction work, or night-time city noise. It’s becoming more important than ever before to protect yourself against excess noise. Here are three...
Question of the Month June 2023: Results Our Question of the Month for July was based on our ‘Equalities/Diversity’ themed newsletter – published at the end of what was also Pride Month. LGBT rights issues have been in the media a lot in the past few years, with hate crimes increasing over the past five...
On Monday 26th June, the SCSN and CoSLA, hosted an in person and online conference event at CoSLA HQ, Edinburgh. The event was an opportunity to learn more about various topical community safety issues, with the opportunity for discussion. The conference was also a fantastic opportunity to bring people together again, post-pandemic, to network in...
By David Barbour, SCSN Communications Officer Last week, the Scottish Government published a new policy on tackling drug deaths and wider drug related harms in Scotland. These included proposals for safer drug consumption rooms, decriminalisation of possession and exploration of regulating drug markets. Our role is to take an evidence-based approach to building safer communities...
Results for May Our last Safety NETworks newsletter was themed on Home Safety. It featured our latest Safer Communities Podcast episode with Dr Vikki McCallof the University of Stirling – where we discussed her work and wider research on inclusive home adaptations and inclusion by design. For our Question of the Month, we asked: “Do...
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...
Information about the law on using fireworks and pyrotechnics. Extra measures to prevent the misuse of fireworks and pyrotechnics in public places including sporting and live music events have come into force. This is to help protect public safety. From 6 June 2023 unless you have a ‘reasonable excuse’ or are exempt, you will be...