One important strand of our work is community education and engagement, taking practical prevention messages out to parents and children, and to the front-line staff who work with them in their local communities. Through initiatives such as Child Safety Week – our flagship campaign supported by four government departments, including the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) – we provide resources and support, acting as a catalyst for thousands of local safety activities nationwide.

Partnership is key to everything we do. At a national level, we work closely with the National Community Fire Safety Centre (NCFSC) and are members of DCLG’s Business and Community Safety Forum. At a local level, we encourage closer working relationships between community-based organisations such as Sure Start and their local fire and rescue service.

Child Safety Week acts as a focus for partnership working – this year, almost threequarters of local activities involved inter-agency collaboration and over 90% of those involved in such activities expected their partnerships to continue beyond the week. And CAPT worked closely with NCFSC and Ei Electronics (a partner in fire prevention and a new sponsor for Child Safety Week) to achieve significant media coverage for fire safety messages.