Plain-clothes police will patrol bars and clubs to protect women

Bars and clubs will be patrolled by plain-clothes police officers at night to protect women from sexual harassment and assault.

Boris Johnson announced measures last night in an attempt to reassure women after the killing of Sarah Everard. Pilot schemes will be run across the country with more patrols to “identify predatory and suspicious offenders”. The government is doubling a fund that provides deterrents such as better lighting and CCTV, to £45 million.

Johnson said that the Everard case had “unleashed a wave of feeling about women not feeling safe”, adding: “We must drive out violence against women and girls and make every part of the criminal justice system work to better protect and defend them.”

Source: (The Times)