One of our BCRPs, Safer Lewisham BCRP, has been awarded with a Highly Commended award at the Fraud Awards ceremony on the 2nd of December 2021 in Leicester. We received the award for our commitment and work we do on a daily basis to keep vulnerable people away from harm, upskilling businesses in identify signs of vulnerabilities and providing them with tools that offers a better and effective way of communicating with the local policing team. Following concerns from our membe

It is easy for businesses to dismiss a low-value shoplifting offence as ‘too small to worry about’. When such an incident relates to young people, staff are often even more reluctant to report the incident to the police; they may assume the offence is just a ‘bad decision’ or worry that police involvement will negatively affect a young person’s future. Safer Business Network is supporting the Children’s Society’s #LookCloser campaign and working to upskill all of our business