Preventative Policing
Argyll and Bute Council · 5 November 2025
Back to Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands Area Community Planning Group — 5 November 2025 and its agenda
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Police Scotland Preventative Policing Argyll & Bute Area Community Planning Group OFFICIAL
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Argyll Road Safety Hubs • Through 2024, we have established a very strong partnership with The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) which has allowed for the delivery of numerous community-based Road Smart events across the Authority and also within A&B secondary schools. Working together with IAM, the Camera Safety Partnership and SFRS, we have delivered inputs to A&B communities covering various topics, driver limit points, rural hazards, driver behaviour and attitudes, etc. We have also focussed on distraction, seatbelts, drink & drug driving during the events. IAM advanced drivers have been providing supervised drives with attendees providing feedback on driving styles and habits. The inputs to the high schools involved the showing of actual go-pro footage of young drivers driving out with the conditions which sadly culminated in a fatal road crash. The film is narrated by the sister of the deceased. The Safety Camera Partnership utilise VR headsets which put the user in the passenger seat of a vehicle that is involved in a crash due to distraction of the driver and then exposes the participant to the aftermath and emergency response. OFFICIAL
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Presentation to 850 Pupils OFFICIAL
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Fraud • The Preventions Team have been delivering fraud awareness sessions to as many audiences as possible. They are explaining the most common and current fraud methods, we are offering and fitting call-blockers to landlines and providing information through the DOT magazine produced by Digital Skills Education, this format can be more beneficial to the more senior members of society. We are continually promoting online safety and security via social media which includes the CyberAlarm software funded by the Home Office available to businesses allowing to scan for malware and spam. Since Police CyberAlarm launched, it has identified over a billion suspicious events resulting in reports and advice being given to members, enabling them to take action to prevent a successful attack OFFICIAL
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Missing Persons - The Herbert Protocol OFFICIAL
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Herbert continued • We are pro-actively approaching the families of known dementia sufferers to provide information around the protocol and in doing so increase their safety as people suffering from dementia are at greater risk of going missing. We have provided information and dementia packs to GPs to consider providing same to patients at the earliest opportunity. • Dementia Tags originated within Argyll & Bute and are now being rolled out nationally via Alzheimer Scotland after great success here. The tag is attached to clothing or a possession to allow concerned members of the public to scan a QR code which provides contact details for a nominated person, it does not disclose any personal data. OFFICIAL
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