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Police to score train firms on tackling sexual harassment
Key takeaways
- Claire Jones BBCLucy Asson was sexually assaulted on a train in December but the perpetrator was never caught Train operators will be scored by police on how they tackle sexual harassment on the railways.
- Under new government plans, the companies will be judged on eight different standards - including victim support and crime prevention.
- But women's safety groups and survivors of sexual abuse on trains say the government's plans do not go far enough.
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Claire Jones BBCLucy Asson was sexually assaulted on a train in December but the perpetrator was never caught Train operators will be scored by police on how they tackle sexual harassment on the railways.
Under new government plans, the companies will be judged on eight different standards - including victim support and crime prevention.
But women's safety groups and survivors of sexual abuse on trains say the government's plans do not go far enough.
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