DCH 264 The Suzy Lamplugh Trust
The Leading Authority on Personal Safety
www.suzyIampIugh.org
DCH 264
June 2004
Dear Francene,
I am the recently appointed Chief Executive of the
Suzy Lamplugh Trust. The national charity aimed at addressing
violence and aggression in society by improving individual's personal
safety awareness through training, advice, support and guidance.
Also through raising awareness of personal safety issues in society
by working alongside government and other statutory and non statutory
bodies.
Having studied the draft charities bill I am surprise
that nowhere in the charitable purposes does the area of crime
or safety appear. Given the wide ranging government agendas tackling
these issues and the increasing concern within society about them
it is the view of the Trust that this could be usefully reinforced
though inclusion in the charitable purposes.
As well as The Suzy Lamplugh Trust there is a broad
range of charities already providing such services for the benefit
of the public. Whilst our work does fall within several of the
listed purposes we feel that issues around safety and crime are
significant enough to warrant particular mention through their
own purposes:
The prevention of violence and crime
The advancement of personal safety
I hope that the joint committee will give consideration
to these proposals. Please do contact me if you wish to discuss
this letter any further. I look forward to hearing from you, Yours
sincerely,
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