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Public Transport: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking increase legal protections against violence and abuse at work for public transport workers.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
13 Oct 2025
Target answer date
15 Oct 2025
Answer
20 Oct 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking increase legal protections against violence and abuse at work for public transport workers.

  2. 15 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to ensuring that public transport workers feel safe and are safe at work. There is no place for abuse or assault of any worker. The Department for Transport is working with industry and the British Transport Police on the railw...

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