Advice for people with a disability

Have you signed up for the Safe Place Scheme?

If you are a member of the Safe Place Scheme, you will be given a card which shows your name and the contact details of a person to call in an emergency.

Then, if you’re out in Torbay and are worried about your safety, or you have been the victim of a crime, there are places you can go for help and support.

If a shop or other business features a Safe Place Scheme sticker, any disabled or vulnerable person can enter and hand their card to a member of staff who will use the identified contact details to call for aid.

Many local businesses in Torbay are involved with Safe Place Scheme and have trained their staff to better understand the needs and requirements of disabled members of the community. To find out more view the Clinic for Professional Boundaries website.

Would you like to get to know your Police Community Support Officer?

Every area in Torbay has a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO). The job of a PCSO is to:

Walk the streets getting to know people who live there.
Help with problems people have in their neighbourhood.
Help people feel safe in the area they live.

The PCSO will arrange to visit you and have a chat about what they do.You can ask for your PCSO to come and see you again or just to say ‘hello’ when they see you. They will tell you how you can contact them if you are worried or have a problem.

You can talk to them about any bullying or things you are worried about where you live.

What do you need to do?

Fill in the form at the bottom of this page and either use an envelope to post it back to Kevin Mason the Police Diversity Officer using the address below, or you can drop it into a police station and ask them to forward it to him.

FAO PC5026 Kevin Mason FT Diversity
Devon and Cornwall Police
Paignton Police Station
Southfield Road
Paignton
TQ3 2BF

If you have been the victim of a disability hate crime you can find out how to report it on our Crime pages.

Useful contacts

The following organizations can also offer information and advice:

Voice UK – telephone 0845 1228695
Support for people with learning disabilities and other vulnerable people who have experienced crime or abuse.
Witness – telephone 08454 500 300
Support for people who have been abused by health or social care professionals
Victim Support – telephone 0845 30 30 900
Sense - telephone 0845 127 0060
A UK Deafblind Charity.
SCOPE – telephone 0808 800 3333
Charity that supports disabled people and their families
Royal London Society for the Blind – telephone 01732 592500
Royal National Institute for Blind People – telephone 0303 123 9999
Royal National Institute for Deaf People – telephone 0808 808 0123
Respond – telephone 0808 808 0700
Supporting people with learning disabilities, their families, carers and professionals affected by trauma and abuse.
NSPCC - Child Protection Helpline – telephone 0808 800 5000
MIND – telephone 0845 766 0163
Support for people with mental health problems
MS Action – telephone 020 8531 9216
National Autistic Society – telephone 0845 070 4004
Mencap – telephone 0808 808 1111
Equality and Human Rights Commission – telephone 0845 604 6610
Disability Alliance – telephone 020 7247 8776 (10am - 4pm)

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