Training to treat harassment in the London transport network

Transport for London (TFL) offers courses on how to react to harassment in the transport network in the transport network as part of their efforts to encourage people to be “active spectators.”

TFL said the Londoners had told them that they wanted to intervene safely when they see harassment, which can include calls in cats, cybercuts and inappropriate touches.

Three -hour training sessions It will take place online in March and April and aim to “train customers to act if they are witnesses of any form of harassment in the public transport network.”

The transport authority has made a series of posters campaigns for several years to encourage witnesses of sexual harassment to intervene and “calm” incidents.

The sessions are being delivered by protection approaches, a national charity organization that works to avoid all forms of violence based on identity.

Last year, TFL said a Increased sexual crimes reported in public transport Throughout the capital there was “a positive signal” that more people were alerting the authorities when it happens.

London’s transport vice mayor, Seb Dance, said: “Everyone should use public transport without fear of abuse and TFL has a zero tolerance approach to hate crime.

“The Londoners have told us that they want to be able to intervene safely if they are witnesses of a crime of hate, and having the right knowledge can make a difference.”

Siwan Hayward, director of application of the TFL Security Police, said the sessions would support the “training existing as provided by TFL.”

“We continue working with police partners to guarantee a safe, accessible and equitable network for all,” he added.

The transport authority still urges people to inform the crimes to the Metropolitan Police if the incident occurred in the London buses, or in the British transport police if it occurred in the Tube, DLR, Trams, London Overground, IFS Caller and The Rail Network in London.

TFL said: “We know for our research that it is common for people to think that what they have seen or experienced is not” serious enough “to ensure that they seek help or reports, so we want to assure people that this is not the case.

“If it makes you feel uncomfortable, everything is serious for us.”