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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
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
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
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
Written in collaboration with The Lucy Faithfull Foundation, the Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse have launched a new guide provides the latest research and practice-led information to help professionals to confidently safeguard and support families at a time of great emotional distress. Managing risk and trauma after online sexual offending is a guide to help safeguarding of the … Continued
The REFLECT Project works with partnerships throughout South Wales in order to successfully engage, raise awareness and educate children and young people aged between 11-25 in the consequences of actions and more positive decision making. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service will champion the needs of children and young people wherever they are on … Continued
The Shiva Foundation has launched a self-assessment scorecard and supporting guidance for Local Authorities to tackle Modern Slavery during procurement processes. They will be hosting a webinar series for local authorities across April and May, where they will be taking a deep dive into each of these thematic areas with a specialist guest speaker: Click … Continued
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The Wales Violence Prevention Unit (VPU) launched the brand new Wales Violence Prevention Portal on 29 March 2023. The Portal is the first of its kind in Wales, and has been developed in partnership with the Public Health Institute, Liverpool John Moores University. The digital platform holds anonymised data on violence in Wales, and allows … Continued
The Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan was launched yesterday. The Plan sets out the government’s approach to stamping out anti-social behaviour and restoring the right of people to feel safe in, and proud of, their local area. The plan is an ambitious and wide-reaching new approach that will give Police and Crime Commissioners, local authorities, and … Continued
