UK police to protect women and girls at concerts
New measures are being introduced to tackle sexual offences against women and girls at concerts in London.
There are 51 large-scale music events planned in London this summer, with more than three million people set to attend shows at Wembley Stadium alone.
The Metropolitan Police has introduced new violence against women and girls patrols alongside the V100 project, a new data-driven approach to identify serious sexual offenders and prevent crimes.
The operation began on June 5 at US singer Beyonce's concert at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and led to the removal of an individual on suspicion of stalking and threatening behaviour, as well as the arrest of a man for upskirting, who remains on police bail.
Ben Russell, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police, said there were two aims for the new patrols.
"Firstly, it's about engagement, so our officers talk to the public, really engage with them, having conversations, helping people to feel safe, and letting them know that if they've got concerns, they can come and speak to us.
"But the other part to it has a much harder edge, which is looking at the crowd and saying, 'who should not be here?'
"So that will not be so visible to normal concert-goers, but we will approach people we think should not be there and we will make sure they leave venues and leave the areas as quickly as possible."
An additional 565 officers and staff have been drafted into public protection roles across the force, aimed at enhancing the domestic abuse, rape and sexual offence investigation teams.
The Met has also increased its live facial recognition tools to locate those wanted for offences and those subject to court orders, including sexual harm prevention orders.
Mr Russell added: "For us and the Met, protecting women and girls has been one of our number one priorities for a while now, and we're working really closely with the government on that, and we're supportive of the mission to try and halve violence against women and girls, over the life of this parliament.
" We think if we spot people in the crowds who are committing these offences and are making arrests, that's a good result.
"With over three million people coming to these events in the summer, we know that some crime will take place, a relatively small amount, but when we're able to track it to identify it, to record it, and arrest suspects, that for us is a good result."
New measures are being introduced to tackle sexual offences against women and girls at concerts in London.
There are 51 large-scale music events planned in London this summer, with more than three million people set to attend shows at Wembley Stadium alone.
The Metropolitan Police has introduced new violence against women and girls patrols alongside the V100 project, a new data-driven approach to identify serious sexual offenders and prevent crimes.
The operation began on June 5 at US singer Beyonce's concert at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and led to the removal of an individual on suspicion of stalking and threatening behaviour, as well as the arrest of a man for upskirting, who remains on police bail.
Ben Russell, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police, said there were two aims for the new patrols.
"Firstly, it's about engagement, so our officers talk to the public, really engage with them, having conversations, helping people to feel safe, and letting them know that if they've got concerns, they can come and speak to us.
"But the other part to it has a much harder edge, which is looking at the crowd and saying, 'who should not be here?'
"So that will not be so visible to normal concert-goers, but we will approach people we think should not be there and we will make sure they leave venues and leave the areas as quickly as possible."
An additional 565 officers and staff have been drafted into public protection roles across the force, aimed at enhancing the domestic abuse, rape and sexual offence investigation teams.
The Met has also increased its live facial recognition tools to locate those wanted for offences and those subject to court orders, including sexual harm prevention orders.
Mr Russell added: "For us and the Met, protecting women and girls has been one of our number one priorities for a while now, and we're working really closely with the government on that, and we're supportive of the mission to try and halve violence against women and girls, over the life of this parliament.
" We think if we spot people in the crowds who are committing these offences and are making arrests, that's a good result.
"With over three million people coming to these events in the summer, we know that some crime will take place, a relatively small amount, but when we're able to track it to identify it, to record it, and arrest suspects, that for us is a good result."
New measures are being introduced to tackle sexual offences against women and girls at concerts in London.
There are 51 large-scale music events planned in London this summer, with more than three million people set to attend shows at Wembley Stadium alone.
The Metropolitan Police has introduced new violence against women and girls patrols alongside the V100 project, a new data-driven approach to identify serious sexual offenders and prevent crimes.
The operation began on June 5 at US singer Beyonce's concert at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and led to the removal of an individual on suspicion of stalking and threatening behaviour, as well as the arrest of a man for upskirting, who remains on police bail.
Ben Russell, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police, said there were two aims for the new patrols.
"Firstly, it's about engagement, so our officers talk to the public, really engage with them, having conversations, helping people to feel safe, and letting them know that if they've got concerns, they can come and speak to us.
"But the other part to it has a much harder edge, which is looking at the crowd and saying, 'who should not be here?'
"So that will not be so visible to normal concert-goers, but we will approach people we think should not be there and we will make sure they leave venues and leave the areas as quickly as possible."
An additional 565 officers and staff have been drafted into public protection roles across the force, aimed at enhancing the domestic abuse, rape and sexual offence investigation teams.
The Met has also increased its live facial recognition tools to locate those wanted for offences and those subject to court orders, including sexual harm prevention orders.
Mr Russell added: "For us and the Met, protecting women and girls has been one of our number one priorities for a while now, and we're working really closely with the government on that, and we're supportive of the mission to try and halve violence against women and girls, over the life of this parliament.
" We think if we spot people in the crowds who are committing these offences and are making arrests, that's a good result.
"With over three million people coming to these events in the summer, we know that some crime will take place, a relatively small amount, but when we're able to track it to identify it, to record it, and arrest suspects, that for us is a good result."
New measures are being introduced to tackle sexual offences against women and girls at concerts in London.
There are 51 large-scale music events planned in London this summer, with more than three million people set to attend shows at Wembley Stadium alone.
The Metropolitan Police has introduced new violence against women and girls patrols alongside the V100 project, a new data-driven approach to identify serious sexual offenders and prevent crimes.
The operation began on June 5 at US singer Beyonce's concert at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and led to the removal of an individual on suspicion of stalking and threatening behaviour, as well as the arrest of a man for upskirting, who remains on police bail.
Ben Russell, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police, said there were two aims for the new patrols.
"Firstly, it's about engagement, so our officers talk to the public, really engage with them, having conversations, helping people to feel safe, and letting them know that if they've got concerns, they can come and speak to us.
"But the other part to it has a much harder edge, which is looking at the crowd and saying, 'who should not be here?'
"So that will not be so visible to normal concert-goers, but we will approach people we think should not be there and we will make sure they leave venues and leave the areas as quickly as possible."
An additional 565 officers and staff have been drafted into public protection roles across the force, aimed at enhancing the domestic abuse, rape and sexual offence investigation teams.
The Met has also increased its live facial recognition tools to locate those wanted for offences and those subject to court orders, including sexual harm prevention orders.
Mr Russell added: "For us and the Met, protecting women and girls has been one of our number one priorities for a while now, and we're working really closely with the government on that, and we're supportive of the mission to try and halve violence against women and girls, over the life of this parliament.
" We think if we spot people in the crowds who are committing these offences and are making arrests, that's a good result.
"With over three million people coming to these events in the summer, we know that some crime will take place, a relatively small amount, but when we're able to track it to identify it, to record it, and arrest suspects, that for us is a good result."
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