Important safety tips

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Remember these tips to help keep safe and well:

Don't answer the door if you are at home on your own
Don't tell anyone over the telephone that you are at home alone. Say that your mum will ring back, she's in the bath or any other excuse you can think of
Never give personal details when using internet chat rooms. Remember people are not always what they seem - someone pretending to be a 14 year old boy could be a much older adult
Recently a man appeared before the court in Shrewsbury and received a custodial sentence for inappropriate use of the internet involving children in chat rooms. It can happen anywhere
Always tell your parents or the adult taking care of you where you are going, how long you are going to be and how you can be contacted
If you get lost, go to a shop or place with lots of people and ask for help or find a police officer
Always travel in a carriage or part of a bus where there are other people
Never play in dark or deserted places
Always carry enough money for your return trip home and never spend it on anything else
Memorise your telephone number, parent's mobile number and address.
Know how to contact your parents or a neighbour especially when they are at work
If you have no money but need to ring home in an emergency dial 100 and ask for a reverse charge call