Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 78881

Railways: Crimes of Violence

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Liz Jarvis

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of (a) recent trends in levels of prevalence of assaults against railway staff and (b) the effectiveness of body-worn video cameras in helping to deter those assaults.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The Government is committed to ensuring that railway workers feel safe and are safe at work. There is no place for abuse or assault of any worker and so the recent reports of a rise in attacks on rail staff is of concern.The policing of the railway is the...

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