The Women's Safety Charter commitments are for licensed bars and clubs that operate within the borough of Bury and are open during night-time hours. We ask that bars and clubs, large or small, support us in tackling and improving women's safety by committing to the charter's seven pledges:
- Pledge 1: Proactively engage and raise awareness of women’s safety, including adopting safety schemes and initiatives that promote this.
- Pledge 2: Adapt public spaces and workplaces to make them safer for women.
- Pledge 3: Nominate a champion who will actively promote women's night-time safety within the organisation or licensed premises.
- Pledge 4: Communicate to staff and customers that women's night-time safety, when working, going out, or travelling, is taken seriously
- Pledge 5: Train staff in how to recognise unacceptable behaviour, how to deal with it and how to support patrons to report incidents to Greater Manchester Police.
- Pledge 6: Encourage victims and witnesses to report incidents and ensuring all reports of unacceptable behaviour are recorded and appropriately dealt with.
- Pledge 7: Work in partnership and communicate with Greater Manchester Police, enforcement agencies, and voluntary organisations regarding all reported incidents.
Why and how to commit to improving women's safety at night
If you commit to supporting this charter your business will be making an important contribution towards improving women's night safety in the borough of Bury.
You can sign-up and pledge support by completing our online commitment form.