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ADVANCED AND EMERGENCY SAFEGUARDING IN CHELTENHAM

Welcome to the website of the award-winning Cheltenham Guardians Safeguarding Team. We are one of the United Kingdom's most successful ENTE (Evening and Night Time Economy) safeguarding and welfare providers and are widely regarded as a beacon of excellent practice and a leader in our sector.

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Cheltenham Guardians have revolutionised the provision of ENTE safeguarding and welfare services in Cheltenham by forging new, dynamic and innovative ways to support the community and emergency services.

We are immensely proud to be the creators of the India Protocol - a lone female safeguarding initiative that has hugely increased the safety and security of lone females in Cheltenham's evening and night time economy.

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The Assistant Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Constabulary said: "Cheltenham Guardians take supporting the police and the community to another level". The future of ENTE safeguarding and welfare services is here.

Latest news from the Cheltenham Guardians

The following section contains information from ourselves and third parties that is relevant to our core safeguarding mission. We are keen to work with any community organisation that seeks to challenge injustices in society, especially when those affected fall within the scope of our service user demographic. If you would like to discuss collaboration with us on community positive projects please email hello@cheltenhamguardians.org.

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To skip this and jump straight to finding out more about Cheltenham Guardians please click here.

GRASAC

We are hugely appreciative of all of the important work that Gloucestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre undertake in the community.

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GRASAC works to increase understanding and recognition of sexual violence through education and public awareness. They provide information and advice and deliver workshops and seminars on sexual consent, relationships and harassment for schools, youth groups, businesses and any organisation that wants information.

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If you are currently, or have been a victim of sexual violence GRASAC can help you.

To contact GRASAC for support you can email them at at or call their helpline on 01452 526770.

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For more information visit: www.glosrasac.org.

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Gloucestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse Support is an independent charity affiliated to Rape Crisis England & Wales.

Who Are You?

Despite being nearly 10 years old the Who Are You? campaign video from New Zealand remains a powerful and relevant reminder of your responsibilities as a citizen in the night time economy. Whether you work in one of the many town centre venues or you are out enjoying Cheltenham's nightlife with friends, your common sense and intervention could prevent a sex crime from happening.

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Please watch, absorb, share and act if you ever have to.

The scenario played out in the video is all too familiar to the Cheltenham Guardians team. Our India Protocol - the safeguarding of lone females in the night time economy environment see us challenging many situations where we believe there is an imbalance of power.

Sexual harassment of  girls

One in three girls in the UK has been sexually harassed in public when wearing school uniform, a report has suggested.

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And two-thirds of girls say they have experienced unwanted sexual attention in public, it adds.

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The figures come from a report by children's charity Plan International UK, which said many girls feel street harassment is "all part of growing up".

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It is calling on bystanders to challenge harassment when they see it.

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The charity commissioned an opinion poll by Opinium of 1000 teenagers and young women aged 14 to 21 across the UK in June 2018, and also carried out interviews with girls and academics.

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It found:

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• 66% of girls in the UK said they had experienced unwanted sexual attention or sexual or physical contact in a public place

• 35% of girls reported receiving unwanted sexual contact such as being touched, groped or grabbed

• Girls as young as eight years old described witnessing or experiencing harassment

• More than one in three girls received unwanted sexual attention such as being groped, stared at, catcalled and wolf-whistled while wearing school uniform

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Wherever we witness harassment we intervene.

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AURORA is the special projects mission of Cheltenham Guardians which aims to shine a light upon the sexual harassment of school girls and young women. For further information please email aurora@cheltenhamguardians.org.