London’s Premier League football clubs have all signed a charter to make their venues safer for women at night, the mayor’s office has said.
Arsenal, Brentford, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Chelsea, West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur are now all committed to making their venues safer as well as helping to tackle violence against women and girls.
All have joined more than 2,000 organisations and venues across the capital which are signed up to Women’s Night Safety Charter an initiative championed by Sadiq Khan.
Barbara Charone, who is on the board of directors for both Chelsea FC and its Foundation, said: “Chelsea FC is proud to play an important role in our community. The signing of the Women’s Night Safety Charter is another way we can ensure a safe and welcoming environment for everybody.
Over £100,000 invested into developing new training.
The Women’s Night Safety Charter is a project Sadiq Khan has invested resources into. In March, he committed over £100,000 to develop new training, resources and best practice sharing events to help signatories make progress on meeting the pledges. The investment adds to the £60m Sadiq has already invested in tackling violence against women and girls and making London a safer city.
All women and girls should feel safe working, travelling or going out at night in London. More than 1,500 organisations and venues have now signed up to my Women’s Night Safety Charter pledging to improve women’s safety.
Sign up your organisation here: https://t.co/6VOqfRNC6X
— Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan (@MayorofLondon) November 22, 2023
The mayor is encouraging other football, rugby and sports clubs to follow the lead of Premier League teams.
On the announcement the mayor said: “I’m thrilled that all London’s Premier League football clubs have signed up to my Women’s Night Safety Charter. It is a major milestone for the campaign. I hope this encourages other businesses and organisations, no matter how big or small, to sign up and help build a safer London for everyone.”
24-Hour City
Someone instrumental in the Night Safety Charter is ‘Night Czar’ Amy Lame. As night czar Amy role is to make London a 24-hour city by building a partnership work between night-time industries, the Metropolitan Police, Transport for London and the public. On the announcement Lame said: “Whilst we still have work to do, I hope they inspire other businesses from a range of sectors to sign up and help women and girls feel safe in our city at night.”
