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date	21/02/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department includes a requirement for operators to have robust policies on sexual misconduct in (a) its own policies on rail franchising agreements and (b) its advice to local authorities when letting their own public transport contracts.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	126790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>The rail industry has an established work programme and sexual misconduct is a priority for British Transport Police. Our National Bus Strategy made clear that the highest safety standards will be upheld by the commissioners. Bus Service Improvement Plans should also demonstrate how Local Transport Authorities and bus operators will work together to ensure safety. In addition, taxi licensing authorities are completing reviews of their existing policies and the Department is supporting the Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill through Parliament. The Department is working closely with the Home Office on the cross-departmental strategy to address Violence Against Women and Girls.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/02/2022 11:18:51 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

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date	20/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Public Transport: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the enforcement of legislation on (a) up-skirting and (b) other sexual assaults on public transport.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	108610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>Everyone has the right to feel safe when travelling and using public spaces. The Department for Transport is working closely with the Home Office on the Government’s cross-departmental strategy to address Violence Against Women and Girls.</p><p>Tackling violence against women and girls is a top priority for the Government. These crimes include rape, sexual violence, domestic abuse, stalking, ‘honour’-based abuse including female genital mutilation and forced marriage, ‘revenge porn’ and ‘upskirting’. They can have a profound and long-lasting impact on victims and have absolutely no place in our society</p><p>On July 21 we published our new cross-Government Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy to help ensure that women and girls are safe everywhere - at home, online and on the streets.</p><p>A key commitment in the VAWG Strategy includes appointing Laura Shoaf and Anne Shaw as Transport Champions to make public transport safer for women and girls. The Transport Women’s Safety Champions will shortly publish 13 independent recommendations on ways we can work together to improve the safety of women and girls on the transport network.</p><p>These proposals are a crucial step in the Government’s long-term commitment to making sure that women and girls can travel alone, safely and without fear.</p><p>The Department for Transport also works closely with transport partners on a range of initiatives to address the problems faced by vulnerable groups, including women and girls, on the transport network. However, we know that we must do more.</p><p>A Rail Delivery Group led project started in 2019 in partnership with the British Transport Police to drive a national strategy to improve safety of women and girls on the rail network. A specific training package has been developed and is being delivered to frontline rail staff across operators.</p><p>The British Transport Police is also currently working on technological solutions remove barriers to reporting crime. They were recently successful in a bid to the Home Office Safer Streets Fund to develop a ‘Safety App’ that will provide advice and support during customers journeys.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 31/01/2022 14:30:40 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury