Violence against women and girls

Many women feel unsafe when travelling, working or going out at night. The Women’s Night Safety Charter (WNSC) was created to make London a safer and more welcoming city for women at night.  

The charter is part of the London Mayor’s Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy and London’s commitment to the UN Women Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces global initiative.

By signing up to the Women’s Night Safety Charter, organisations agree to these simple pledges:

• nominate a champion in your organisation who actively promotes women’s night safety
• demonstrate to staff and customers that your organisation takes women’s safety at night seriously, for example through a communications campaign
• remind customers and staff that London is safe, but tell them what to do if they experience harassment when working, going out or travelling
• encourage reporting by victims and bystanders as part of your communications campaign
• train staff to ensure that all women who report are believed
• train staff to ensure that all reports are recorded and responded to
• design your public spaces and work places to make them safer for women at night

How to sign up

Visit Women’s Night Safety Charter to find out more and sign up. 

Organisations will also be able to download the WNSC Toolkit.