Women’s Night-time Safety Charter:
Welfare and Vulnerability Training

Women's Night-time Safety Charter Training

Manchester Women’s Night-time Safety Charter is an initiative to help improve the safety for all women in the night-time economy.

The charter is specifically aimed at employers with a female workforce who are at work between 6pm and 6am. It is intended to enable organisations to prioritise the safety of women, both workers and customers of Manchester’s thriving night-time economy.

The Charter Pledge

• Appoint a Champion – Appointing a named contact for this work who will champion and drive forward any action taken
• Communicate – Positive, public/staff-facing communications campaign, both online and in your space(s)
• Support your staff – Create routes for reporting unacceptable behaviour while at work and supporting cultural change
• Support the public – Create routes for reporting unacceptable behaviour while using your service or space at night
• Training and responding – Staff training on the issue, including what to say and do, what not to say and do, and any relevant policies
• Training: recording – Staff training on information-sharing and appropriate recording of details
• Designing for safety – Audit your spaces and adapt them to promote a safer environment and reduce risk of crime.

Read more and pledge

Welfare and Vulnerability Training

Join organisations who have pledged support for the Women’s Night-time Safety Charter. The training aims to increase the skills, knowledge and confidence of those working in the night-time economy around identifying vulnerability and making appropriate interventions.

The training will cover:

• What is sexual abuse and harassment
• Impact of sexual abuse
• Myths and misconceptions about sexual abuse
• How to respond to disclosures
• Creating a safe space
• Safeguarding responsibilities
• Help and support that is available
• Women’s Night-time Safety Charter – 7 pledges
• Good Night Out Guide

The training is open to staff at all levels. Numbers are limited. Please register each trainee separately.