The Keep Safe Cymru Card – helping to protect our communities

Over 300 people within our communities are now carrying the Keep Safe Cymru Card since its joint launch with South Wales Police, Learning Disability Services and Mencap Cymru, December, 2014.

The card may assist anyone in the south Wales force area with a learning disability, dementia, mental ill-health or communication need.

The scheme is designed to make people more aware of their personal safety, to encourage reporting of crime – especially hate crime – and to seek help if they need it.

It will help us understand how to make the person feel safer, and will detail how we can access support for them if required.

If the card holder needs assistance, whether they are lost, a victim of crime or any situation that means they need some extra support, they can use the card to access this help. The card will hold basic information about the individual such as how they communicate, any health issues and any emergency contacts such as parents or carers.
When an individual registers for a keep safe card, they will also be given access to the Police Disability Line. This is a dedicated non-emergency telephone number for people with a disability to use to contact the police. When calling this number, the Call handler will be aware before they speak to the caller that they have a disability.

Further information on the scheme which includes an application form can be found on South Wales Police website http://www.south-wales.police.uk/en/contact-us/keep-safe-cymru-card/.