Supporting the Safe Places Scheme in Jersey

18th August 2026

Image: Corbett Le Quesne join Safe Places Scheme Member Jersey Channel Islands

We are very pleased to let you know that we have joined the Safe Places Scheme in Jersey. This means that if anyone is feeling disorientated, intimidated, scared or at risk and needs somewhere safe to turn they can come to our office and we will help them. 

This scheme is a consequence of the Government of Jersey's plan to build a safe community framework. Safe Places was launched by the Building a Safer Community team to help people to feel safe in our community.

For more information you can find the information pack here:

Safe Places Information Pack.pdf

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Click HERE for more information about the Safe Places scheme or e-mail BASC@gov.je to speak to one of the BASC team directly.

One of our students, Millie Harrison, wrote this press release for us while she was here, thank you very much Mille: 

Safe Places Scheme 

by Millie Harrison

The Government of Jersey have launched their Safe Places scheme, designed to help individuals with learning disabilities, autism, or dementia travel independently. This was introduced in October 2025, and Corbett Le Quesne are registered as a participating venue, providing a temporary space for individuals feeling unsafe in public.  

Essentially, when you enter a Safe Place, you will receive support from trained staff until the time you feel safe again; designed to help you if you’re anxious, scared, feel intimidated, lost, or are worried you may be at risk. Staff will offer comfort, listen and reassure you, let you stay inside until help arrives if you wish to receive it, help you call a trusted person, contact emergency services if needed, and arrange a taxi or lift. 

Corbett Le Quesne, being registered as a participating venue, are aiding in actively protecting vulnerable individuals, fostering a safer, more inclusive island community. Former deputy, now senator, Mary Le Hegarat, states that the scheme – that’s already well established in the UK – will ‘build a stronger, more compassionate community for all islanders,’ the Government’s Building a Safer Community initiative agrees, saying that ‘everyone deserves to feel safe in their community. Whether someone is experiencing anxiety, harassment, or simply needs a moment of reassurance, Safe Places will be there to offer a friendly face and practical support,’ creating a network of welcoming venues.  

Said vulnerable people can identify the Safe Place locations in two ways, either on the Safe Place app, or through the colourful door stickers that registered businesses and organisations will be asked to clearly display. Corbett Le Quesne being located at 1A West’s Centre in St Helier. 

Furthermore, businesses registered are assisting charities across the Island, also Safe Places for vulnerable people, by maintaining additional options for those who need it and allowing those charities to focus on specialised work they offer and ongoing care.  

Moreover, by participating in the scheme, businesses are contributing to the Government's efforts to create a more inclusivity driven community – building a compassionate, connected island through actively protecting the most vulnerable in our community.  

Evidently, the scheme introduces added safety to the island, engaging businesses with staff who can ‘respond with empathy and care’, especially as for said vulnerable people for who ‘it can make a life-changing difference in a moment of vulnerability,’