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Safer streets for women in Liverpool
Work is getting under way on a series of measures designed to make the transport network in Liverpool safer for women and girls.
Safer Streets Liverpool is a £270k scheme funded by the UK Home Office, secured in a joint bid by Liverpool City Council and Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner Emily Spurrell.
Launching on Monday 7 March, Safer Streets Liverpool will be promoted through a powerful visual communications campaign targeted at potential perpetrators and highlighting unacceptable behaviours such as touching, groping and stalking.
It followed a survey, run by the Commissioner, which showed 54% of women felt unsafe using public transport in Merseyside at night and nearly 42% had concerns about using it in the day.
It also came after extensive consultation with stakeholders, those using public transport, student groups and young people, all of which highlighted how fears around using public transport had increased since the tragic murder of Sarah Everard.
LiverpoolOne bus station.
In response, Safer Streets Liverpool aims to provide:
• Enhanced CCTV coverage at city centre bus stations in Liverpool One, Queens Square and Sir Thomas Street
• New ‘help points’ connected to the CityWatch control room and better links with emergency services
• ‘Safe spaces’ for anyone who feels vulnerable within travel centres at each of the bus stations
• Bus drivers and frontline bus station staff to receive ‘bystander training’ to better understand and know how to prevent sexual violence. The training will equip them to act as ‘guardians’, to make passengers feel safer
• A new text message service, specifically requested by young people, which can be used to report concerns and help to identify offenders
• Educational training for up to 70 schools across Liverpool raising awareness of sexual harassment and misogyny
• Increased police and uniformed presence on the transport network
• Monthly awareness events and partnership days at transport hubs
• The use of the mobile police unit in hotspot areas and at times when women feel most unsafe
Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, said:
Merseyside’s Police Commissioner Emily Spurrell said:
Mayor of Liverpool Joanne Anderson said:
Chief Superintendent Ngaire Waine, Force Lead for Violence Against Women and Girls, said:
The website can be found at https://saferstreetsliverpool.com/.
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