Say hello to Hackney's new venue accreditation scheme

This new scheme gives licensed venues across the borough access to free safety training and guidance and focuses on crime prevention, increasing sustainability, health and wellbeing and promoting inclusivity.

Training and policy work will equip staff with the knowledge and skills to create safer spaces in their venues and aims to address current issues such as the use of nitrous oxide, pick-pocketing and drink-spiking. All venues that gain the accreditation will benefit from a 30% reduction in their late night levy fees, an initiative brought in by the Council after the pandemic as part of their wider recovery plan.

The scheme is now live and training is available to all licensed venues in the borough. Businesses and venues interested in joining the scheme can find out more information and sign up here: www.hackneynights.co.uk/.

The scheme also aligns with the Council’s commitment to ending violence against women and girls ensuring all venues taking part in the the accreditation scheme sign up to the Women’s Safety Charter and promote Hackney’s on-going work to protect women and girls against sexual harassment.

The venues below have successfully obtained their accreditation so far with many more currently undergoing the process. We will update this map accordingly.

If you are a venue interested in applying to the scheme, please contact hackneynights@hackney.gov.uk.