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UK Rates Train Operators on Sexual Harassment, Penalties Lacking

5/22/2026

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UK government will rate train operators on sexual-harassment performance under the Safer Railway Scheme.
Police will assess operators on victim support, protection of vulnerable passengers and crime prevention, with a 70 % score for accreditation.
Lucy Asson, a 27-year-old physiotherapist, was sexually assaulted on a train in December and the assailant remains unidentified.
The End Violence Against Women Coalition says the plan lacks penalties and urges naming and shaming low-scoring operators.

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UK government will rate train operators on sexual-harassment performance under the Safer Railway Scheme.
Police will assess operators on victim support, protection of vulnerable passengers and crime prevention, with a 70 % score for accreditation.
Lucy Asson, a 27-year-old physiotherapist, was sexually assaulted on a train in December and the assailant remains unidentified.
The End Violence Against Women Coalition says the plan lacks penalties and urges naming and shaming low-scoring operators.