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Keep Safe Scotland
Communities working together for a safer Scotland
Keep Safe Card
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)
Keep Safe Scotland App
Designed by and developed with disabled people, the App enables the user to map out all Keep Safe places, plan routes in advance and find their nearest Keep Safe place. The App also enables people to report hate crime to the Police through the App. Download free from iOS and Android - KEEP SAFE SCOTLAND APP
How to become a Keep Safe place
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 30-40 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.
Keep Safe Awareness Day - 4th March 2021
Additional Information
The Keep Safe Awareness Day will be held on the 4th March 2021 in partnership with I Am Me Scotland and Police Scotland. Keep Safe Awareness Day aims to raise awareness of the Keep Safe Initiative and to recognise and celebrate the contribution from Keep Safe places who help make our communities safer. If you wish to support the awareness day, contact us for a social media pack with content to download and share across your social media platforms. In the meantime, send us your nomination for the ‘Keep Safe Place Award 2021’ using the below nomination form. This award will recognise a Keep Safe place who has gone above and beyond to help make their communities safe places for everyone to enjoy.
Keep Safe Awards
Nominate a Keep Safe Place
You can nominate any Keep Safe place that you think should be recognised with our very first Keep Safe Place Award. To nominate a Keep Safe place, complete the form below and return to us before 2oth February 2021. To request a word document form, email us at iamme@renfrewshire.gov.uk