Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour on Public Transport: Making Journeys Safer
Date: Wednesday, 15th September 2010
Time: 10.30am – 3.15pm (including networking lunch)
Venue: Westminster
Cost: £225 per place or £175 for two or more places
“We will introduce effective measures to tackle anti-social behaviour and low-level crime.”
- The Coalition: our programme for government, May 2010
“Passengers and staff rightly expect to travel safely and securely. Thankfully this research shows that crime on public transport is rare. However one incident is obviously one incident too many, but at its worst it can lead to reduced patronage, damaged vehicles, high staff turnover, and ultimately the withdrawal of services.”
- Norman Baker MP, Transport Minister, July 2010
The Context
Recently published research suggests crime on public transport costs society around £1.5billion per year. While it directly affects both passengers and providers, it also dissuades potential passengers from using it in the first place. However, surveys on the subject have revealed that many passengers perceive the walk to and from the station/stop to be the most insecure part of the journey. With the Coalition Government promising to “introduce effective measures to tackle asb and low-level crime”, how can all parts of journeys involving public transport be made safer?
Confirmed Speakers Include:
- Andrew Trotter, Chief Constable, British Transport Police
- Andy Odell, Police and Security Liaison Officer, Association of Train Operating Companies
- Julian Westwood, Travel Safe Officer, Merseytravel
- Mike Bartram, Policy Officer, Passenger Focus
- Steve Burton, Director of Community Safety Enforcement, TFL
- Rick Wilson, Safer Travel Unit Manager, Lacashire County Council
- Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Rural Transport Partnership (representative tbc)
- Alan Stilwell, Director of Integrated Transport, Merseytravel (chair)
The Issues
Engaging with the panel, key issues to be addressed at this Policy and Practice Briefing include:
- The duty on CSPs to invite public transport operators and providers to participate in the formulation and implementation of local crime and disorder reduction strategies
- Powers available to both providers and community safety authorities that can be used to help make journeys safer
- Learning from the recent Crime and Disorder on Public Transport Guidance
- The role of the Passenger Transport Authority and local authority transport team
- Developing a partnership approach involving all relevant stakeholders and avoiding problems caused by displacement
- The passengers’ view: perception, satisfaction and priorities to improve safety
- Learning from effective practice
Objectives and Outcomes
Participants at this Policy and Practice Briefing will spend the morning discussing how journeys involving public transport can be made safer. The afternoon will focus on case study examples and what can be learnt from existing effective practice. The day will be highly interactive and participants are encouraged to engage with the panel throughout.
Who Should Attend?
Delegates will be drawn from across the community safety and transport sectors, including: community safety partnerships; transport operators and providers; police; transport managers; Passenger Transport Authorities; passenger groups; CCTV operators; police authorities; elected members and all those with an interest in improving passenger safety.
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