Information for police services about Safer Internet Day About Safer Internet Day Safer Internet Day 2016 will take place on the 9th February with the theme Play your part for a better internet! Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre the celebration sees hundreds of organisations get involved to help promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people. Globally, Safer Internet Day is celebrated in over a hundred countries, coordinated by the joint Insafe/INHOPE network, with the support of the European Commission, and national Safer Internet Centres across Europe. The day offers the opportunity to highlight positive uses of technology and to explore the role we all play in helping to create a better and safer online community. It calls upon young people, parents, carers, teachers, social workers, law enforcement, companies, policymakers, and wider, to join together in helping to create a better internet. Get involved to play your part! Ideas for getting involved: Use the Media Pack which will be sent to your force media teams containing standardised messages (including articles and social media posts) from NCA-CEOP and the National CPAI working group Sign up as a Safer Internet Day supporter – register online at www.saferinternetday.org.uk Promote the day to local schools, children’s services, health services, youth projects, businesses and other organisations to inspire them to get involved Promote the day on social media using the hashtag #SID2016 – or even host a Twitter Q&A! Contact local press to help raise awareness of the day Improve and promote the e-safety advice on your site (please feel free to link to www.saferinternet.org.uk) Share tips and advice on your website, newsletters, social media and any other communication routes you have Raise awareness among officers and other staff about online safety issues and how to respond (for example, you could make sure they are aware of key resources like www.thinkuknow.co.uk and www.saferinternet.org.uk) Find out what police services have said they are doing for Safer Internet Day 2016 on the official supporters list: Gloucestershire Constabulary: We Durham Constabulary: We will be Metropolitan Police Service: Safer will be carrying out Safer Cyber organising PCSO's to go into local Schools Officers presenting in surgeries in county and tweeting in schools and give talks to the schools, Volunteer Police cadets support of Safer Internet Day 2016. pupils/parents. discussing how to stay safe online. All-Wales School Liaison Core West Mercia Police: West Mercia Dorset Police: We will be celebrating Programme: School Community Police will be marking Safer Internet Safer Internet Day by raising Police Officers from the All-Wales Day by raising awareness of cyber awareness in schools and over social School Liaison Core Programme will crime through education, media and media, of how the internet can be be delivering internet safety lessons social media and highlighting the used safely and effectively. to children in schools across Wales to ways in which people can protect support Safer Internet Day. themselves. Ulverston & Furness Community Policing Team: Police Community Support Officers including CSE Champions in Ulverston, Furness & Lakes and the community policing teams will be attending schools and colleges around Safer Internet Day to discuss the risks to our children and young people in today’s digital world. Our Twitter page will also promote along the way. Helpful resources Available at www.saferinternetday.org.uk: Registration for the Supporters List Template text and banners Education Packs (includes presentation and script for children, teens and parent and carers) Stay up to date with plans Email [email protected] to join the mailing list for key stakeholders. Regular emails will keep you in the loop with plans, such as the launch of: Video content Quiz Social media plan – including information about our ‘Share a heart’ campaign Press release Join a wide network of police services who have been involved in Safer Internet Day Action Fraud North Yorkshire Police All Wales School Liaison Core Programme North Wales Police Armagh Policing and Community Safety Partnership Northamptonshire Police Avon and Somerset Constabulary Office of the Durham Police and Crime Commissioner NCA CEOP Command Police and Crime Commission for Northumbria Cheshire Police Police Scotland Devon and Cornwall Police Police Scotland – Hamilton Area Command Durham Constabulary Police Scotland - Lanarkshire Division Essex Police South Wales Police Gloucestershire Constabulary South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Gloucester City Police Community Engagement Team Sussex Police Greater Manchester Police Thames Valley Police Lancashire Constabulary Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police Merseyside Police West Yorkshire Police Last year we collectively reached 25% of UK children – with your help we can make SID2016 even bigger! About the UK Safer Internet Centre The UK Safer Internet Centre is a partnership of three leading charities – Childnet International, the South West Grid for Learning and the Internet Watch Foundation. In addition to coordinating Safer Internet Day, the UK Safer Internet Centre delivers a wide range of activity to promote the safe and responsible use of technology: founded and operates an e-safety helpline for professionals working with children in the UK operates the UK’s hotline for reporting online criminal content develops new educational resources for children, parents and carers and teachers to meet emerging trends in the fast-changing online environment delivers education sessions for children, parents, carers, teachers and the wider children’s workforce shapes policy at school, industry and government level, both in the UK and internationally, and facilitates youth panels to give young people a voice on these issues. Find out more at www.saferinternet.org.uk .