Information for children and young people
This page has lots of information for children and young people
about how to keep safe. There are lots of useful links below
for you to read.
Making you feel safe
All children have the right to be kept safe from
harm. If you are worried about something, and not sure
what to do, there are lots of people who can help. You could talk
to someone in your family who you trust, or to a teacher, a social
worker, the Police, or you could call Childline on 0800 11 11.
There are various things that we can all do to help you. We can
listen to you, and give you information on how to deal with your
concern.
In some cases, if it is right for your own situation, we can take
these steps: we can carry out a
Child Protection Investigation [pdf 346KB], hold a
Child Protection Conference [pdf 449KB] or hold a Children's
Hearing.
The most important thing is, if you are worried about something
and don't feel safe, please tell someone who can help you.
CEOP
(Child Exploitation On-line Protection) is a fabulous
website you can visit to get loads of advice on keeping yourself
safe, whether gaming, using mobiles, chatting on-line, using
podcasts and blogs. Also keep a look-out for the CEOP button
at the top right hand section of their web page where you can go
and report abuse and get the help you need. We also have some
useful tips on
internet and mobile phone safety.
Child protection quiz
Try
our
Child Protection quiz, it gives some information that can
help keep you safe. It's quick, easy to do and hopefully
useful to you - have a go!
There are also some useful
top ten tips to stop text bullying [pdf 228KB].
Downloads
A colourful
poster [pdf 477KB] and an
information card [pdf 502KB] are available with
information about how to get help if you need it.
If you would like a copy sent to you, please email us at childprotection@pkc.gov.uk.
Taking Care of Children
The
Taking Care of Children Leaflet [pdf - 1MB] gives basic
information about the laws concerning the care and protection of
children and young people living in Scotland. It also provides
information about what is expected of adults caring for
children.
This leaflet is also available in
Polish,
Mandarin and
Urdu translations.
How to contact us
Here at Perth & Kinross Council there are people who can
help you. If you would like to speak to us, please call us on 01738
476768 or email us on childprotection@pkc.gov.uk.
