The Jo Cox Civility Commission aims to address abuse by those at all levels of government, moving us towards a safer and more inclusive politics, where abuse is no longer normalised as part of participation.
We work closely with partners to advocate for the implementation of our recommendations in our Call to Action: https:/www.jocoxfoundation.org/our-work/respectful-politics/commission/
As a small team, we are not in the position to offer specific advice or assist with individual cases. Please see below some other resources for support. Please note that this page is not regularly updated and we are not responsible for the information on external pages.
We do not have the capacity to deliver formal training, but are happy to speak to organisations about our work and ways to address abuse in politics.
If you are interested in having us come to talk to your organisation about ways to create a safer political culture, please get in touch with us: [email protected].
Police and Crime
- Police UK Contact: https://www.police.uk/pu/contact-us/
- Police UK Find Your Local Police Force: https://www.police.uk/pu/contact-us/uk-police-forces/
- Defending Democracy Policing Protocol: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defending-democracy-policing-protocol/defending-democracy-policing-protocol
- Force Elected-Official Advisers (FEOA):
Each police force should have an FEOA to provide advice to MPs and parliamentary candidates (under ‘Operation Bridger’), and local elected representatives and candidates (under ‘Operation Ford’). For more information about this role, contact your local police force or see https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/guidance-returning-officers-administering-local-government-elections-england/planning-election/maintaining-integrity-and-security-election/planning-your-approach-maintaining-integrity-and-security-election/working-your-local-police-force - Stop Hate UK, an independent and confidential service is funded in certain areas of the country for people who want to report a Hate Crime or get support: https://www.stophateuk.org/about-us/about-stop-hate-helplines/
Elections
- The Electoral Commission Guidance about harassment and intimidation: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/our-guidance/candidate-or-agent/guidance-about-harassment-and-intimidation
- UK Government Candidate Security Guidance Collection https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/candidate-security-guidance-collection
- ShoutOutUK Candidate Safety Guide https://www.shoutoutuk.org/2026/04/22/blocking-the-noise-the-political-candidates-guide-to-digital-safety/
Local Government
- The Local Government Association‘s (LGA) Debate Not Hate campaign: https://www.local.gov.uk/about/campaigns/debate-not-hate
- The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) Civility and Respect Project: https://www.nalc.gov.uk/our-work/civility-and-respect-project
- Hoey Ainscough Associates: www.hoeyainscough.co.uk
Mental Health
- Samaritans : https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/
- Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/
- Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM): https://www.thecalmzone.net/
Staying Safe Online
- UK’s National Cyber Security Centre: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/top-tips-for-staying-secure-online
- Pirth: Globally-accessible online platform to independently report threats and harm: https://www.pirth.org/
- Alecto AI: Globally-accessible platform to assist with taking down images and videos https://alectoai.com/
- Digital Skills Education: https://digitalskillseducation.com/resource-pack/using-social-media-safely/
- Safer Politics: Online safety toolkits for politicians, candidates and communications staff: https://saferpolitics.org/
- Elect Her and Glitch Digital Self Defense: https://www.elect-her.org.uk/resource-hub/content/digital-self-defense
- ShePersisted The Digital Resilience Toolkit: https://she-persisted.org/our-work/supporting-women-leaders/
- Arwen AI: social media monitoring (paid service): https://www.arwen.ai/
Women in Politics
- Elect Her: https://www.elect-her.org.uk/
- Elect Her ‘My Political Future’: https://www.elect-her.org.uk/my-political-future
- 50:50 Parliament: https://5050parliament.co.uk/
- Centenary Action: https://centenaryaction.org.uk/
- iKNOW Politics: Violence Against Women in Politics resources: https://iknowpolitics.org/en/issues/violence-against-women-politics
Political and Media Literacy
- Electoral Commission Education Resources: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/resources/resources-educators/education-resources
- Shout Out UK: https://www.shoutoutuk.org/