Question reference: S6W-23703
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 7 December 2023
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Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 20 December 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking with British Transport Police and other partners, such as ScotRail, to reduce the number of assaults on passengers on Scotland’s railways.
Answer
The British Transport Police works closely with multi-agency partners to help prevent and reduce any incidents arising on the transport network and making the transport network a safer place for passengers and staff.
A positive example of BTP’s partnership working with partners such as ScotRail includes its collaboration with ScotRail’s Travel Safe Team which sees a reduction of the number of incidents on the Scottish rail network.