Staying safe

• Video-call or use in-app verification before meeting.
• Meet somewhere public first and get yourself there and home.
• Tell a friend where you are and share your location.
• Never send money to someone you have met on an app.
• Carry condoms. Free sexual health testing is available through NHS sexual health clinics, and many areas offer free postal STI kits.
• Everyone involved must be 18 or over.

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