Keep Safe Scotland

As part of the Keep Safe initiative, I Am Me Scotland developed the Keep Safe Card. The Card can be used by anyone and details important information about an individual; name, health conditions/concerns and who to contact in an emergency.

Cards are provided for FREE by the charity and with no registration process, to eliminate any barriers in accessing them. (print version at bottom of page)

 
The process towards becoming a Keep Safe place is quite simple:

• All Keep Safe places must have a minimum of 2 staff members. Email us at iamme@renfrewshire.gov.uk for a criteria form.
• Fill out the criteria form for your business and scan/email it back to us or post it back to us.
• When returned, we send this to our local contact within Police Scotland for your area. 
• The Police will carry out suitability checks
• If approved by Police Scotland, free training would be arranged for your business. This can be anything from a 20 minute “informal discussion”, to a full 2-hour training input on disabilities, Keep Safe and Hate Crime (this training can be delivered to all staff, or to management and cascaded through the organisation).
• Once trained, stickers go up in the windows of the premises to signify that it is a Keep Safe place. All information and materials are provided free of charge. 
• A business pack is left for staff to ensure that all staff members are aware of Keep Safe.
• The premises are advertised on the Keep Safe Scotland App, and on the I Am Me Scotland website. We will also send a note to Police Scotland’s control centre so that they can include the premises on call handler’s information systems.