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Only 1 in 12 tube stations 'secure' - Burstow
August 2, 2005 12:00 AM
Less than one in twelve underground stations and one in five overland stations in the capital are 'secure' according to figures uncovered by Liberal Democrat spokesman for London, Paul Burstow MP.
Only 20 out of 257 Tube stations and 66 of the 358 overland stations in the capital are currently accredited under the Government's 'Secure Stations' scheme.
A further 30 tube stations' 'secure' status has lapsed since the scheme began. Almost two thirds of these lapsed in the last 6 months.
The Secure Station scheme specifies high standards for crime management, and is awarded for a period of two years to stations that have met required standards on design, management, and passenger perceptions.
Last week the National Audit Office criticised the scheme for having had a limited impact since its implementation in 1998, with fewer than one in twenty stations across the country accredited.
Liberal Democrat London spokesman, Paul Burstow, commented:
"The fact that seven and a half years after the scheme was introduced, only one in twelve Tube and one in five London rail stations are now listed as "secure" will be of considerable concern to commuters in London, especially in the current climate.
"With the recent terrorist attacks on our transport system and the London Olympics on the way, the need to tighten up security at London's stations has never been greater.
"Instead of wasting £55million on the unwanted and ill-though out westward extension of the congestion charge zone the Liberal Democrats would use some of this money improving station security for the safety of commuters in the capital."
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