VICTIMS of hate crime will be speaking out about their experiences to promote awareness of safeguarding.
It is one of four workshops being hosted by Barnsley Council taking place at the town hall on July 6 as part of Safeguarding Awareness Week.
There will be a film and talk from adults who have direct experience of hate crime and incidents from Barnsley and Sheffield as part of the Disability Hate Crime and Mate Crime session, featuring members of The Wednesday Group and Disability Sheffield.
A workshop will be held on the Herbert protocol, a national scheme which encourages carers to compile useful information which could be used in the event of a vulnerable person going missing. This session will focus on the process of finding missing vulnerable adults quickly and returning them home and how this might help in caring for adults with dementia or learning disabilities.
The police will also be explaining how to recognise the signs and indicators of so-called modern slavery and trafficking and how to make a referral.
The final session will focus on scam mail, doorstep crime and the role of Trading Standards in keeping adults safe.
This will highlight local, regional and national work taking place to prevent adults being scammed by post or email and how to avoid being a victim of doorstep crime. To book onto any of these workshops, email workforcedevelopment@barnsley.gov.uk.
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