Keeping safe

Can you tell which of these questions is true or false? Read the
questions carefully and then think if the question is true or false.

Question True or false?

Abuse is when someone treats you
1 badly or hurts you on purpose

Everyone has the right to be safe

2
Only someone you don’t know can
3 abuse you

Everyone on Facebook is the person

4 they say they are

People sometimes lie about who they

are on the internet so they can take
5
money from you

You can report abuse if you or

6 someone you know has been abused
 Question True or false?
If you are not sure about buying
7 something on the internet you should
speak to someone you trust

It’s okay to give your bank details or

PIN number to someone if they phone
8
you and ask for this

Hate crime is when someone says or

does something bad to you because of
9
your disability

You can phone 101 if you need to

10 speak to the police but it is not an
emergency

If you are a victim of hate crime, you

11
do not have to report it or tell anyone

You should not give your personal

12 details, for example, your name and
address to people you don’t know

It is not possible to block people you

13
don’t want to talk to on Facebook

A scam is when someone tricks you

into buying something or taking
14
money from you

You should let anyone in to your home

15
if they knock on your door
 Question True or false?

H You should have a smoke alarm in

16
your home and check it regularly

If someone tells you they are being

17
bullied, you should ignore them

Safeguarding is about working

18 together to make sure everyone is
safe

You should always ask someone for

their I.D. before you let them in to
19
your home

Mate crime is when someone pretends

to be your friend so they can take
20
things from you

If you would like more information on Keeping

Safe, you can read these guides by the North
Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board.

The are in Easy Read and were written with

self-advocates from the North Yorkshire
Learning Disability Partnership Board.

Visit https://safeguardingadults.co.uk/keeping-
safe/easy-read-guides/ for your free copy.