During the financial year, Women's Street Watch UK CIC delivered female-led, peer-to-peer safety interventions and welfare support specifically designed by women, for women in the night-time economy. Our primary activities and community benefits delivered include: 1. Specialist High-Level Incident Response: Volunteers were trained to handle high-level, acute safety incidents in a specialized way including de-escalation of gender-based violence, sexual harassment, and suspected spiking incidents. Volunteers provided immediate crisis intervention, safeguarding, and supported victims through high-distress situations on the street. 2. Women's Provision and Welfare Support: Operating from our static outreach hub and mobile street patrols, we provided essential welfare items designed specifically for women on nights out and those in distress. This included flat shoes, drinking water, snacks, phone charging, blankets, sanitary products, and wet wipes. 3. Night Patrols and Active Deterrence: Trained volunteer teams patrolled nightlife areas during weekend nights. This visible presence provided immediate support, safe walks home, and acted as a direct deterrent against predatory behavior and harassment. 4. Safe Space Provision: We maintained a secure, accessible outreach point where women and vulnerable individuals could wait safely for transport, reconnect with friends, or seek shelter and emotional support. 5. Emergency Service Triage: By managing low-level welfare needs and triaging incidents directly on the street, our patrols reduced unnecessary non-emergency pressure on local police, ambulance services, and venue security staff.

Who our stakeholders are: Our key stakeholders are the women and vulnerable individuals we assist in the night-time economy, our team of dedicated volunteers, local night-time economy businesses (including venues and bar staff), door staff and security, local neighborhood policing teams, Safe Haven police officers, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC), and medical personnel working alongside the North East Ambulance Service and FSNE Medical. How stakeholders have been consulted: We engage in continuous multi-agency consultation and direct stakeholder communication throughout the year. We gather real-time verbal feedback from the individuals we support during weekend patrols. We conduct regular debriefs with our volunteer team. We maintain active operational communication on shift with venue bouncers, neighborhood police teams, and Safe Haven officers. Furthermore, we liaise directly with regional medical teams (including FSNE and ambulance crews) to review incident handovers, and engage with local businesses and the Office of the PCC regarding strategic night-time safety initiatives. Actions taken in response to feedback: 1. Multi-Agency Incident Protocols: Based on feedback from Safe Haven police, neighborhood officers, and door staff, we streamlined our on-street triage and handoff procedures for high-level acute incidents (such as spiking, sexual harassment, and assault) to ensure seamless safeguarding and medical intervention. 2. Operational Alignment with Medics: In coordination with medical staff working alongside FSNE and the ambulance service, we refined our welfare protocols so our volunteers effectively manage non-emergency welfare cases on-site, directly preventing unnecessary 999 dispatches and relieving pressure on emergency services. 3. Focused Patrol Routes & Resources: Following input from local venues, bouncers, and the OPCC regarding high-risk nightlife hotspots, we adjusted patrol shifts and restocked our outreach supplies to focus on high-demand welfare items like flat shoes, phone chargers, and immediate crisis support tools.

No remuneration was received

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration