What a Respect Order can ban or require, when it can exclude someone from home, how long it lasts, the penalties for breach, appeals, and how victims can…
Author: Safety App UK team
The Safety App UK team writes practical UK personal-safety guides: getting home safely, nights out, lone working, emergency tools and your rights under the law. Every guide is checked against official sources such as GOV.UK, legislation.gov.uk, police.uk, the NHS and the named charities, and is updated when laws, figures or helpline numbers change. Our guides are general information, not legal or medical advice. In an emergency, always call 999. Safety App UK is made by GGSHOP LIMITED.
Telecare: how to get a council or Lifeline alarm (UK)
How to get a telecare or Lifeline alarm through your council in the UK: the needs assessment, self-referral, what councils charge in 2026, and how Scotland, Wales and…
Upskirting law in the UK: what counts, the penalties and how to report it
Upskirting is a crime in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. What the law covers, the maximum penalties in each nation, the 2026 changes and how to report…
Sexual assault referral centres (SARCs): what to expect and how to reach one (UK)
What a sexual assault referral centre (SARC) is, what happens during a visit, why you don’t need to report to the police first, and how to reach one…
Violence against women and girls in the UK: what the latest figures show
About 1 in 8 women in England and Wales experienced domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking in a year. What the latest ONS figures show, and where to…
Hate crime in the UK: what counts and how to report it
What counts as a hate crime in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, what the law does about it, and every official way to report it, with…
Black Friday and Christmas shopping scams: how to shop safely online (UK)
Fake shops, too-good-to-be-true deals and pay-by-bank-transfer tricks peak before Christmas. The red flags, the safest ways to pay, and what to do if you paid a fake shop.
Stalkerware: how to check your phone for spyware and stay safe (UK)
Think someone is reading your messages or knows where you are? The signs of stalkerware, how to check an iPhone or Android phone, and why safety comes before…
Your rights and the law: personal safety in the UK (every guide in one place)
Every Safety App UK guide on the law, your rights and how to report a crime, grouped by topic: domestic abuse and stalking, reporting a crime, and self-defence…
Text 999: how to register for emergencySMS (and other ways to reach 999 without speaking)
How to register your mobile to text 999 with emergencySMS, what to put in an emergency text, how long a reply takes, and how 999 BSL, Relay UK…