Safe Places help people with a learning disability and / or Autistic people if:
- they feel worried, or
- are at risk
while they are out and about in the community.
They can go to public places, like shops, cafes and job centres, which have a Safe Place sticker in their window and ask staff there for help.
People with a learning disability and / or Autistic people carry a Safe Place card. This has their emergency contact details on them, which they can show to staff in the Safe Place.
The Safe Places scheme is managed by Healthy Cornwall. It is supported by Devon and Cornwall Police and is part of the Safe Places National Network.
Safe Places app
The Safe Places app can be downloaded for free from the App store or Google Play and can show people their nearest Safe Place.
For more information about the app, please visit the Safe Places National Network.
Safe Places cards
If you would like a Safe Places card, please email safeplaces@cornwall.gov.uk or call 01872 324200.
How to join the scheme
If you would like to register as a Safe Place, please email safeplaces@cornwall.gov.uk or call 01872 324200.
We will send you an information pack including a registration form.
Once we receive your completed form, we will be in contact with you to provide you with a Safe Place sticker for you to display at your premises.
True vision
You can also use the True Vision website to report hate crimes that have happened to you or someone you know.
Hate Crime support and how to report
There are ways that you can get support if you are subject to a hate crime or hate incident. Safer Cornwall is working to make it easier to:
- report hate crime
- improve responses, and
- ensure that victims and their families feel supported
Easy read information about the scheme
Visit Healthy Cornwall’s website for easy read information about the scheme.