Sat January 28 2012

Home Safety If home is where the heart is then keep it safe.

Road Safety Crossing it, designing it or driving on it keep them safe

Water & Leisure From swimming, to skiing, oil rigs to hill walking safety matters

Annual Report Annual Report and Officers Reports for the Year end 2010

Business Plan Planning Ahead for Accident Prevention in 2011 -12

Review 2011 Looking Back with an Eye to the Future in 2011 and Beyond

Welcome to SAPC - Celebrating a Safer Scotland - Comhairle Casg Thubaistean na h-Alba

Formed in 1931 the Scottish Accident Prevention Council is the only body in Scotland where practitioners, politicians, frontline staff, academics, government, local authorities, health professionals and interested partners come together to formulate and enhance the worth of accident prevention More...

Latest News

Cycle Safety: Potholes can be more than a nuisance, they can be a danger to cyclists and others. In the UK, there’s an average of one road defect for every 110 metres of road. What can you do? Local councils have a duty to maintain the roads, but they can only fill a pothole if they know about it. If you want it repaired, you have to report it. FillThatHole is the easy way to report potholes and road defects. They contact the right people to get the roads repaired. Councils are generally quick to respond – we know because you’ve told them. Report your pothole now. Website

Mountaineering Council of Scotland: Presentation to Water & Leisure Committee. Contact us for details

Maritime & Coastguard Agency Review Consultation Response: Council urges caution to U.K. government approach. Consultation Response

Road Deaths: Statistics published by the Scottish Government show that Scotland's roads casualties continue a downward trend and are at their lowest since records began but bus and coach casualties up by 14%. More

Emergency Scotland 2011 SHOW: Providing a fresh and more convenient opportunity for emergency services personnel and planning officers from Scotland, the North of England and Ireland to attend a dedicated Exhibition. More

NEW WATER INCIDENT DATABASE REVEALS 405 DEATHS ACROSS UK: More than 400 people died from accidents or natural causes in water across the UK in 2009, according to the first report from a new incident database. More

Gas Safe Register Students & Landlords: Gas Safe Register runs the register of legal gas engineers who are qualified to work with gas in Great Britain and Isle of Man. To carry out work on gas installations and appliances safely and legally, gas engineers must be on the Gas Safe Register. More

Euro News: Catch the latest TISPOL Bulletin - June EDITION Alcohol & Drug Operations / Red Traffic Light Speed Sensors for UK Town and more. Read the latest newsletter. More

Scottish Parliament Elections: The Council extends to Cllr Clare Adamson of North Lanarkshire Council the Vice-Chair of the Home Safety Committee many congratulations on being elected to the Scottish Parliament as MSP for Central Scotland

Report of Inland Water Rescue Stakeholder Group: Report by the Inland Water Rescue Stakeholder Group in response to the Paddy Tomkins Report. . More

Scottish Ministers Response to Inland Water Rescue Group: Scottish Government supports the conclusions of the Group that the majority of the recommendations in Paddy Tomkins' report be accepted and progressed by the relevant agency. The Scottish Government response can be accessed at More

Child Safety Week: With under a week to go to this year’s Child Safety Week, we’re proud to reveal this year’s theme: Take a second look for safety. Child Safety Week takes place on 20-26 June 2011. More

Committee Notifications 2011 -12: Latest updates and seminar and committee notifications for 2011 - through to 2012. More

Fatal Accident Inquiry Rosepark Nursing Home: The Fatal Accident Inquiry Determination into the deaths at Rosepark Nursing Home is now available along with the written submissions. More

Northern Constabulary Focus on Speeding - ACPOS Country Roads Campaign: This Easter weekend (from Friday 22 April 2011 until Sunday 24 April 2011) Northern  Constabulary will be focusing its attention on motorists who exceed the speed limit, particularly on the region's country roads. More

HM Coastguard Proposals for Modernisation Consultation 2010-11: Published: 16 December 2010 Close Date: May 2011. More

Dbda: The British Social Attitudes survey is a representative household survey of adults aged 18 and over, which collects data on public attitudes towards a range of topics through a combination of face-to-face interviews and self-completion questionnaires. The recent one looked at attitudes to transport. More

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