TfL Plans to Fit Central Line Trains with Cameras by 2023

“This Assembly notes that between July 2016 and January 2018 there were 348 reported incidents of sexual assault on the London Underground, of which 100 were on the Central line – nearly double that of the next most reported line, the Victoria line at 55.

The Assembly also notes almost one in four sexual assaults on the Tube network happen on the Central line. Unlike most other lines its trains do not have CCTV cameras.

TfL plans to fit Central Line trains with cameras by 2023. This is unacceptable.

This Assembly welcomes the increase in reporting of unwanted sexual behaviour to the police leading to the arrests of over 1000 people since the Report it to Stop it campaign was launched. The Assembly urges the Mayor to continue to do everything he can to tackle the issue, including directing TFL to bring forward their plans to fit CCTV cameras on the Central line and to do more to promote awareness of the limited retention periods for public transport CCTV images.”