2016 Achievements (Supplementary) [4]

Boris Johnson (Chairman, TfL):  Sorry, 96% ‑‑

Joanne McCartney AM:  Yes, 96% of interviewees said they did not report an incident, which had been 90% the previous time you took the survey.

Boris Johnson (Chairman, TfL):  All right, that is interesting.

Joanne McCartney AM:  I do not believe that any increase can be as a result of increased reporting.  My colleague Jennette Arnold 18 months ago asked you to undertake a proactive campaign with posters on the transport network saying that sexual harassment is not acceptable.  New York had done it with great success.  You said you would look into it.  Will you look into it now that we have seen these great rises in sexual harassment?

Boris Johnson (Chairman, TfL):  Yes, I certainly will.  We are campaigning on this.  We come down on it ‑‑

Joanne McCartney AM:  It is a proactive campaign, actually putting posters up, telling people it is not acceptable.  

Boris Johnson (Chairman, TfL):  Yes, and we are going to do that.  I want to set the context.  The context is, Joanne, as you know, that crime overall is massively down.  Crime on London transport is now at the lowest it has ever been.

Joanne McCartney AM:  I am asking about sexual harassment.

Boris Johnson (Chairman, TfL):  I know you are.  People watching this will be interested to know what kind of environment we are talking about on London transport.  Is it scary?  Is it a hostile environment?  Of course, any kind of sexual harassment or crime of that kind is absolutely intolerable and we treat it as such.  The same goes obviously within the context of the crime figures in London at large where domestic violence, crimes of sexual violence and rape have been moving in the wrong direction.  Partly we think that is, in spite of what you say, that is to do with more reporting, but you can never be complacent about that.  We will be having a proactive campaign on this issue.

Joanne McCartney AM:  May I ask you what that proactive campaign will consist of and when will it start?

Sir Peter Hendy CBE (Commissioner, TfL):  I will have to write to you.  We do not have that stuff here, no.

Joanne McCartney AM:  Could you please do that?  That will be very helpful.  Thank you.

Jennette Arnold OBE AM:  I would love to be copied in.

Joanne McCartney AM:  Yes.

Sir Peter Hendy CBE (Commissioner, TfL):  We will write to the Assembly.

Roger Evans AM (Chairman):  Actually, if you copy us all in, that would be helpful.

Sir Peter Hendy CBE (Commissioner, TfL):  Of course.