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STREET WORKS
This can be used for traffic lights at roadworks, scaffolds (dangerous, unlit, unlicensed or causing obstruction), hoardings (dangerous / causing obstruction), banners or bunting causing obstruction or offence, traffic management at roadworks.
Cornwall Council – report it online
DOG FOULING
Cornwall Council – report it online service:
DRUG LITTER
If you find discarded needles or drug related litter, do not attempt to pick it up. Please report the location to Cornwall Council’s Waste Management Team via the webpage www.cornwall.gov.uk/needles or telephone 0300 1234 141.
DOMESTIC ABUSE & SEXUAL VIOLENCE
If you or anyone you know is experiencing domestic abuse or sexual violence and there is immediate danger please call the 999. If you can’t talk, make sure the police know you are there by coughing or tapping the handset, or by dialling 55.
You can also text 67101 or email: 101@dc.police.uk If you are deaf, hard of hearing or have any speech impairment, in an emergency please dial Minicom/Textphone 18001. If it’s not an emergency, dial 101.
ROUGH SLEEPING
Contact Streetlink via www.streetlink.org.uk or 0300 500 0914 (or 999 if they need urgent medical assistance). If you are sleeping rough and need help, contact the Cornwall Housing Options Team on 0300 1234 161 or drop into a Cornwall Council Information Service Office (formerly called One Stop Shop)
If you are unsure which service you need AskNED the online non-emergency directory can help. Visit www.dc.police.uk/AskNED.
Hate Crime
If you or someone else is in danger, injured or offenders are nearby, ring 999. In a non-emergency please call 101. You can also text 67101 or email: 101@dc.police.uk If you are deaf, hard of hearing or have any speech impairment, in an emergency dial Minicom/Textphone 18001. If it is not an emergency, dial 18001 101.
ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
To report incidents of anti-social behaviour, visit www.dc.police.uk where you can access the police’s online contact methods – WebChat and Crime Reporting Form. These are available to use 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
If it is not an emergency, you can also report it to the police using 101.
Email 101@dc.police.uk
Telephone 101 (In an emergency always call 999)
STREET TRADERS
Phone Cornwall Council Licensing team on 0300 1234 212 or get in touch with them via licensing@cornwall.co.uk to report any issues regarding street traders licensing.
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