We are supporting Westminster City Council’s anti-sexual harassment campaign. Because together we all have a part to play in ending sexual harassment.

Sexual harassment includes lots of different behaviours, such as:

wolf-whistling and catcalling
sexual gestures
staring
making unwanted sexual advances
stalking or deliberately walking closely behind someone
making comments on a person’s appearance or body
driving or riding a vehicle slowly near someone

It’s behaviour that is intended to cause harassment, alarm, or distress to another person.

We are supporting Westminster City Council in asking everyone to safely challenge, intervene or report when they witness sexual harassment in our city. By working together, you can help us end sexual harassment in Westminster.

How you can help

We must all play our part in stopping sexual harassment by choosing not to ignore it and taking responsibility for everyone’s safety. Here’s the top things you can do to help us to end sexual harassment in Westminster, together:

1. Call it out

Before calling out any challenging behaviour, make sure it is safe for you to do so. By becoming an active bystander and intervening, you are helping to support potential victims and are being proactive in helping to end sexual harassment against women.

Calling it out, doesn’t always need to be a direct intervention with a potential offender. It can take the form of a distraction to help remove the victim from the situation. It could be alerting a member of staff in the venue you are in and asking them for help. Or it could be waiting for a dangerous situation to pass and asking the victim if they are okay and how you can support them.

2. Call the Police or Crimestoppers

If you experience or witness sexual harassment, please report it:

In an emergency, always dial 999
Or alternatively contact 101 for the Police in a non-emergency
You can report online

If you have information related to an incident you can give information, with a guarantee of anonymity through CrimeStoppers by calling 0800 555 111.

For more information visit Reporting harassment and getting support

3. Become a Night Star

Night Stars are a team of volunteers that help anyone who may find themselves in a vulnerable situation, needing a helping hand. Our Night Star volunteers are focused on working with the West End’s evening and night-time economy businesses to promote women’s safety and reduce violence against women and girls. Find out more about becoming a Night Star.

4. Pledge to help

We want you to feel empowered to make changes and set goals to put into action to help end sexual harassment. The Suzy Lamplugh Trust offers free one hour training sessions on Bystander Intervention to anyone who wishes to help. The training enables anyone who witnesses any form of sexual harassment to support the victim and provides guidance on the most practical ways for you to intervene.

Also engage Westminster City Council on Instagram and Facebook to share your ideas on how you pledge to act in helping us to end sexual harassment.

Thank you for playing your part.