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A charity seeking to protect people from sexual assault and harassment during nights out in Guernsey has invited key night-time economy stakeholders to its launch event.
The Safety Night-time Economy Team (Safety Net) is chaired by campaigner Poppy Murray who wants to raise awareness of, and prevent, sexual assault, harassment and drink spiking in Guernsey.
“Safety Net has three primary aims, to educate the public on the legalities of these three offences, to deter perpetrators and to protect and support victims. We are actively looking to work in partnership will all night-time economy venues,” she said.
“We know that some venues already have measures in place to try to protect their customers from these offences, however we are seeking to put all venues on a level playing field by introducing best practice guidelines across industry. This will ensure that there is consistency for the public when it comes to their safety, no matter where they are.”
The charity has the full support of the Committee for Home Affairs.
Its President, Deputy Rob Prow, said: “Since 2021, the Committee has been actively exploring ways to make the island’s night-time economy a safer place for the community.
“We have been working closely with Poppy over the last 18 months and have been delighted to be able to be involved with the work she is doing. It has directly assisted us in furthering our goal of improving the safety of people going out in to Town, alongside the work we have been doing with licensees and the police.
“As such, we fully support Safety Net’s aims.”
Pictured: Deputy Prow said: “We continue to be very conscious of the issues affecting public safety and hope that as many venues as possible represent themselves at this event and sign up to implement the best practice guidelines.”
The launch event will be held on Tuesday 7 November at St James between 16:00 and 18:00.
Pictured top: Safety Net’s board of trustees: (L-R) Liberation Group MD, Vlad Avram; Pingquay Director, Simon Allum; Former QRMP Head of Health Management and Social Prescribing, Clare Arnold; Safety Net Chair, Poppy Murray; Second Meridian Brew Co. Co-Founder, Sam Hamperl; and Walker’s Partner, Advocate Adam Cole.
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