ABOUT SAAVS

The Surrey Appropriate Adult Volunteer Service exists to offer support to young and vulnerable people in police custody. It operates 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

Established in 1994, this pioneering service reaches out to the most vulnerable people at the time of their greatest need, sometimes when they have been rejected by their own families, friends or carers. The mainstay of the service is the committed and dedicated team of volunteers throughout Surrey who willingly give their time. They cover the three Surrey police custody centres: Guildford, Salfords and Staines and attend around twelve hundred calls per year – in fact to date they have helped well over 33,000 vulnerable people in police custody.

The Service, commissioned through the Youth Justice Service and the Families Directorate Adult Services of Surrey County Council, is formed as a partnership project of BraveSpace.

SAAVS has supported more than 33,000 vulnerable people in Surrey since its inception in 1995, winning many awards. We cover Guildford, Salfords and Staines custody centres and operate 24/7, 365 days a year.

If you would like to find out more about SAAVS
please contact us on: New telephone number TBC soon.