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

Many thanks for supporting Manchester Women's Night-time Safety Charter.

The Charter is a new city 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.

T he 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.

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Welfare and Vulnerability Training

Please join us for a training session alongside other 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.

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