West Northamptonshire backs women’s workplace safety charter

West Northamptonshire Council has signed the Northamptonshire Women’s Charter, joining more than 90 organisations in a countywide effort to improve safety for women at work.

The charter is led by Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Danielle Stone and asks employers and public bodies to show practical steps they are taking to make workplaces safer for women and girls.

Safety support for local workplaces

Organisations that sign the Northamptonshire Women’s Charter can receive guidance from crime prevention specialists in the Commissioner’s office. The support includes access to a Charter Toolkit and tailored training packages aimed at helping employers review risks and strengthen safer working environments.

West Northamptonshire Council said the signing reinforces its wider commitments on women’s safety. The authority recently approved a countywide partnership strategy focused on domestic abuse and sexual violence, a related area of work covered in Northamptonshire’s five-year plan on domestic and sexual violence.

Certificate presented at One Angel Square

Commissioner Danielle Stone visited the council’s offices at One Angel Square in Northampton to meet council leader Councillor Mark Arnull. She presented a certificate marking the authority’s signature of the charter and discussed how the two organisations will work together.

The Commissioner’s office has also set out a countywide ambition to halve violence against women and girls within the next decade.

How organisations can join

Employers and organisations in Northamptonshire that want to join the charter are being directed to the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire for sign-up information and access to the support linked to the scheme.

Source: West Northamptonshire Council

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