Reaching out to the youngsters of society

Police Scotland has launched its first internet page and social media channel that is dedicated to the children and young people of Scotland.

The new platforms are a result of feedback from national consultation with young people, who requested better access to information and modern ways to communicate with police.

This became one of our key commitments to young people when developing the ‘Children and Young people 2016/20 – Our Approach’ plan.

The new resources will help promote children’s rights by providing young people with easier access to educational resources and space to voice their views on platforms recognised and commonly used by them in modern society.

We aim to provide safety and prevention messages that will ultimately help young people make better life choices and minimise potential risks to themselves and others.

Any content being published will be structured to avoid corporate messages and to be more appealing to the desired age groups.

The page can be accessed via the Police Scotland website under the heading Youth Hub and further splits advice down into four different age groups.

Plus, the site is not just for young people as there is a whole range of advice for parents and teachers who are looking for those answers when challenged by their children.

Meanwhile, on November 10, a man was arrested from his home in Larkhall after allegedly breaching the conditions of an Anti-social Behaviour Order.

This is a fairly powerful piece of legislation that provides police with the power to arrest offenders breaching the conditions of the order which have been set by a Sheriff.

Victims of this crime are generally the immediate neighbours who have had to suffer the effects of the anti-social behaviour for a period of time, however the order can restrict specific acts like, shouting, banging doors, playing loud music and even allowing more than a certain number of people in the house.

My officers in the Local Problem Solving Team work closely with South Lanarkshire Council Anti-social Investigation Team and Housing to tackle these persistent offenders.

Please contact police on 101 if you would like to highlight any concerns you have regarding anti-social neighbours and we will continue to work with the anti-social task force in an attempt to resolve the issue.