Nottinghamshire Police will receive almost £300,000 to help reduce violence against women and girls enjoying a night out in the city.

Part of this funding, secured from the Home Office, will be used to provide free training on how to improve the safety of women to staff working in bars and nightclubs across Nottingham.

In March, the Government announced measures to protect women and girls in public spaces, including the rollout of initiatives to improve the safety of women in public spaces at night. This will be delivered through a new £5 million Safety of Women at Night Fund.

The fund was set up to support initiatives focused on preventing violence against women and girls (VAWG) in public spaces at night, including in venues and related routes home.

Today, the Home Office has allocated £293,542 of the fund to Nottinghamshire Police after Caroline Henry, who was elected as the county's police and crime commissioner in May, made a successful bid for the funding.

Commissioner Henry said the funding will allow for specific training on violence against women and girls to staff working in the night-time economy and on Nottingham's tram network (NET), which starts and terminates in Hucknall, as well as the provision of designated safe spaces to increase safety and reduce vulnerability of women and girls.

Part of the funding will also be used to develop a new charter to include specific pledges to commit premises to actively demonstrate what they are doing to tackle violence against women and girls.

Commissioner Henry said: "Now we have secured this funding, we can target problems that women have told us are the greatest areas of need.

"I will continue to work with the police and our partnership organisations to deliver real change and crack down on violence against women and girls in Nottingham's night-time economy through this funding boost."

The fund was open to police and crime commissioners in England and Wales, local authorities, the British Transport Police and civil society organisations.

Applicants were permitted to submit one bid with a maximum value of £300,000.

Chief Constable Craig Guildford said he was delighted Commissioner Henry had secured virtually the full amount available.

He said: "It is fantastic news that Nottingham has been awarded this funding.

"As a force, we take a zero-tolerance approach to incidents of violence against women in public spaces at night, including in the night-time economy, and this funding will undoubtedly make a real difference in helping keep women safe.

"I want to reassure people that we are committed to playing our part in ensuring our county remains one of the safest to enjoy a night out. Every night we have dedicated officers patrolling the busy nightlife in Nottingham and I want to make it clear that violence will not be tolerated."