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Seminar: Marmot Area – Building a Safer Gwent

We recently held the first seminar in our seminar series focussed on social justice and community impact. This seminar, delved into the Marmot approach and its application in Gwent. Understanding the Marmot Approach The Marmot approach, named after Professor Michael Marmot, emphasises the importance of addressing social determinants of health to reduce health inequalities. This … Continued

Statement: Wales Safer Communities Network to leave X

After much consideration, the Wales Safer Communities Network has decided to leave X (formerly known as Twitter). This decision hasn’t been made lightly. Over time, we’ve seen a significant drop in meaningful engagement on the platform, alongside a growing toxic environment and the increasing spread of misinformation. These changes no longer align with our values … Continued

St David’s Awards open for nominations

The St David Awards are the national awards of Wales. Each year there are 11 St David Awards, the first 10 of which are nominated for by the public: The finalists and winners are decided upon by the First Minister of the Welsh Government and their advisers. The St David Awards celebrate the exceptional achievements … Continued

Vacancy: Anti-Social Behaviour Partnership Co-Ordinator

The Safer Swansea Partnership is looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to co-ordinate Anti-Social Behaviour and to develop support for Anti-Social Behaviour response and awareness initiatives across the Safer Swansea Partnership. The role will co-ordinate multi agency meetings relating to Anti-Social Behaviour and in particular the staged intervention process and case conferences. You … Continued

Vacancy: Violence Prevention Senior Policy Officer

The South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is seeking a Senior Policy Officer to support the Violence Prevention Unit (VPU) in embedding a whole-system, public health approach to violence prevention across South Wales. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape policy, influence practice, and drive meaningful change to reduce violence—particularly that affecting children … Continued

ASB Awareness Week 2025

ASB Awareness Week 2025 is confirmed for 30 June – 6 July 2025. The week is organised by Resolve and focusses on Anti-Social Behaviour. As usual, the overarching theme and hashtag for the week will be #MakingCommunitiesSafer.  This year, instead of having daily themes, Resolve will be focussing on four asks of Government. These are: … Continued

Social Justice and Community Impact – Seminar Series 2025

The Wales Safer Communities Network is launching a seminar series focused on social justice and community impact. This series of five online events brings together practitioners and partners from across Wales to explore the intersections of health, justice, inclusion and community safety. Each session will offer insight, spark conversation and share learning that supports evidence-based, … Continued

Piloting Devolved Decision Making for Child Victims of Modern Slavery

The Home Office has launched a new funding opportunity under the Devolved Decision-Making Pilot for Child Victims of Modern Slavery, with the aim of expanding the pilot to additional sites across the UK. The Devolved Decision-Making Pilot Grant Competition is now live and open to applications. The deadline for submitting bids is 14 May 2025. … Continued

Membership Benefits – Member Portal

The Wales Safer Communities Network has recently introduced software to help us manage our contact information securely. This also includes the addition of a new member portal which can be accessed via our website. The bilingual member portal is accessible to all Network contacts, partners and members who work in community safety. It allows you … Continued

Equality and Inclusion Funding – Feedback Opportunity to Shape Grants

A new grant programme is being established to support delivery of Welsh Government’s National Equality Objectives 2024-28. This new programme will help align funding with policy priorities, and improve accessibility and transparency of funding, and ensure a wide range of organisations can use their experience and creativity to support of delivery of Welsh Government objectives. … Continued