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New research: Is partnership working?

Ella Rabaiotti and Mike Harrison, School of Social Sciences, Swansea University, have published a new research paper today in the Crime Prevention and Community Safety Journal, ‘Is partnership working? Complexities and barriers in the development of community safety practice in Wales’. Read the paper here.

August 2023: Awareness Days

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September 2023: Awareness Days

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Sound: Tough questions need sound advice

Welsh Government has launched a brand new campaign to encourage men in Wales to learn about gender-based violence and ‘sound out’ their relationships, behaviours and thoughts. The ultimate aim of the project is to create a sound Welsh society in which we can all thrive. Find out more about how you can get involved here.

VEVOR: Important Product Safety Information

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is urging consumers to check any Vevor products they may have recently purchased, directly from the company’s online marketplace or through others, following more than 90 recalls and safety alerts. Read the news article for further information here.

Safer Communities Awareness Week 2023

Register today! The first ever Safer Communities Awareness Week for Wales is taking place on 18 – 22 September 2023. Find further information including the schedule for the week, registration details for the daily Lunch & Learn sessions, and how you and your organisation can get involved here. If you have any queries or would like to discuss … Continued

All Wales ASB Practitioners Network Conference 2023

We were proud to be able to support the All Wales ASB Practitioners Network Conference 2023 yesterday (06/07/2023) during ASB Awareness Week. It was great to see so many partners attending from Local Government, Policing, Fire and Rescue, Third Sector and Welsh Government. Jeff Cuthbert, Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent, provided a welcome address, … Continued

Launch of Safer Streets Fund – Round 5

Today the Home Office have announced the launch of Round 5 of the Safer Streets Fund. The Round will run for 18-months across the 2023/24 and 2024/25 financial years, and will continue to focus on targeting neighbourhood crime, violence against women and girls, and anti-social behaviour. For this Round, Police and Crime Commissioners across Wales … Continued

New Episode! Safer Communities Podcast

On this World Elder Abuse Awareness Day we are proud to present a BONUS episode of the Safer Communities Podcast with Heléna Herklots CBE, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales. We explore the notion of age friendly communities, the role of the Commissioner, and how abuse has no age limit. Click here to listen to all Welsh episodes. … Continued

Fund for Wales

The Fund for Wales is a national community endowment fund, managed and promoted by Community Foundation Wales. Grants of between £500 – £2,000 will be awarded to small, volunteer-driven community organisations whose applications aim to deliver the following outcomes: Grants can support full or partial costs of, for example: projects costs, small capital items & … Continued