Nightclubs, bars, charities and councils have been urged to do their bit to ensure women stay safe at night in the capital.

At a City Hall night safety summit later today, the deputy mayor for policing and crime, Sophie Linden and the Mayor of London’s Night Czar Amy Lamé – will pledge their support for Mr Khan’s Women’s Night Safety Charter.

The charter is a seven-point pledge to help ensure women in London are safe at night and sets out guidance for venues, charities, businesses and councils.

This guidance includes telling staff what to do if they experience harassment at work; encouraging victims to report harassment and training staff to ensure that all women who report harassment are believed, recorded and responded to.

It also calls on designers and architects to design public and workplaces to make them safer for women at night.

Ms Linden said: “London is one of the safest cities in the world, but we know that more can be done to improve safety for women at night. We’re helping venues and councils to take some simple, but important steps to help women know that nowhere is off limits to them.”

Lambeth Council, Ministry of Sound and Transport for London (TfL) are just three organisations who have signed up to the charter.

Ms Lamé added: “We’re determined to make London the safest and most welcoming city in the world. Through this, we can make a real difference to help women make the most of everything our capital has to offer.”

The Women’s Night Safety Charter is part of the Mayor’s strategy to tackle violence against women and girls which was released earlier this year.