WRN RED FLAG CAMPAIGNS
Red Flag Campaign: Retail
In May 2025, WRN launched the Red Flag Campaign: Sports and Leisure Centres to highlight the dangers of mixed-sex changing rooms in leisure centres across England and Wales. Red Flag Campaign
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Our campaign found that between 2024 and 2026, 86-88% of sex crimes which took place in leisure centre changing rooms occurred in mixed-sex facilities compared with 12-14% which occurred in single-sex changing rooms.
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Now we are turning our attention to the British high street with our Red Flag Campaign: Retail.
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We know mixed-sex changing facilities are high-risk, yet it is a trend that has been adopted by many high street clothing retailers who should be making SAFEGUARDING the No.1 priority when updating and refurbishing changing room areas: The safest changing room is a single-sex changing room.​
​Shockingly, there is currently no formal police or government data on the prevalence of sexual misconduct in retail changing areas. But we have collected many examples of incidents reported in the British press and according to APPG for UN women an estimated 95% of public sexual harassment and voyeurism incidents are never formally reported to the police.
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For every incident, there is a victim.
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The Red Flag Campaign: Retail will carry the same symbol as our Red Flag Campaign: Sports and Leisure Centres. It, once again, signifies a serious SAFEGUARDING risk and failure to PROTECT women and children from harm.
The safest changing room is a single-sex changing room.
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How to get involved:
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Once again, our campaign will use street action and social media.
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Look out for WRN member’s street stalls across the country. We will be talking to the public about the dangers of mixed-sex changing rooms.
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We will also be use our social media platforms to highlight retailers that only offer mixed-sex changing facilities and the associated risks.
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We want the public asking:
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IS THIS CHANGING ROOM SAFE?