Safe Places - West Oxfordshire
A number of shops and businesses in West Oxfordshire offer a ‘Safe Place’ for vulnerable people (such as those with dementia, learning disabilities or mental health needs) when they feel lost, worried or threatened while they’re out and about.
How the Safe Place scheme works
- People who might need to use a Safe Place carry a card, which they fill in with the details of their chosen contact.
- The businesses display a distinctive window sticker like the one on the right above so that the vulnerable person can easily identify them.
- When they show their card in a Safe Place, the business or shop will get in touch with their chosen contact and keep the vulnerable person safe until they arrive.
Request a Safe Places card
You can get a Safe Place card for a vulnerable person from the following places:
- West Oxfordshire District Council, Town Centre Shop, 3 Welch Way, Witney, OX28 6JH
The scheme has been set up in West Oxfordshire thanks to a range of partner organisations including West Oxfordshire District Council, Thames Valley Police, Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire Age UK, Oxfordshire Family Support Network, My Life My Choice.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Paul Ledden
- Contact Position
- Safe Places Champion - West Oxfordshire
- Telephone
- 01993 861077 01993 861077
- Paul.ledden@westoxon.gov.uk
- Website
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Scan to visit this website
- Notes
Thames Valley Police check that each business meets the Safe Place criteria and volunteers visit every so often to check. To become a Safe Place in West Oxfordshire please contact one of the following:-
- Email Paul Ledden or phone 01993 861077
- Email Jennifer Bennett or phone 01993 861000
Availability
- Other notes
Please see website for details of shops/businesses who have signed up to be Safe Place venues.
Additional Information
- Providing services to
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Young people
Disabled children/young people
Adults
Older people - Notes
Please see website for details of shops/businesses who have signed up to be Safe Place venues.
- Supporting people with
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Learning difficulty
Mental health conditions
Autistic Spectrum Condition
Communication impairment
Record managed by Oxfordshire Family Information Service
See: Help on how to choose services safely
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