Minister mentioned, railway safety shall be reviewed after the stabbing incident within the practice.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has mentioned rail security in Britain shall be reviewed following a mass stabbing on a practice.

A person has been charged with 10 counts of tried homicide after a knife assault on a Doncaster to London service on Saturday evening.

Alexander informed the BBC that the federal government would “review security arrangements” and reply “swiftly and proportionately”.

But he doesn’t suppose the airport's scanning expertise “is the right solution for stations in the UK”.

Questions have been raised about passenger security on Britain's rail community after a black British citizen boarded a practice at Peterborough station and attacked the passengers with a knife.

Eleven folks had been handled in hospital, together with a member of practice employees who was reported to be in a “serious but stable condition”.

British Transport Police (BTP) mentioned on Monday morning that Anthony Williams, 32, of Peterborough, has been charged with 10 counts of tried homicide, one depend of precise bodily hurt and one depend of possession of a bladed article.

Alexander informed BBC Breakfast that BTP officers can be growing scene patrols at mainline stations within the coming days “because I understand that people will want to feel reassured after what happened”.

“Thankfully, such incidents occur very rarely on the public transport network,” he mentioned.

He mentioned that the rail community within the UK was a “low crime environment” and that there have been solely 27 crimes for each million passenger journeys.

Asked what steps the Government would take to enhance safety on trains, he mentioned: “We are investing in better CCTV in stations and the Home Office will soon launch a consultation on more facial recognition technology that could also be deployed at stations.”

Asked about related baggage scanners used at some main practice stations overseas, he mentioned: “At the moment that type of airport scanning technology I don't think is the right solution for stations in the UK.”

Former Chief Constable of the British Transport Police Andy Trotter informed BBC Breakfast that Saturday's assault “reflects people's real concerns about being stuck with a criminal or someone who is causing disorder”.

“I hope it will result in a broader review of security, a need for more British Transport Police, a need for more security on the part of the rail companies themselves.”

Senior British reformist politician Zia Yusuf mentioned on Sunday that he wouldn’t wish to see elevated safety at railway stations.

He mentioned on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg program that it will put a “huge friction” on the lives of law-abiding folks “as a result of the actions of a small minority”.

He argued for “saturation” by considerably growing the usage of cease and search powers, saying that this might result in the elimination of deadly weapons from circulation.

Official figures launched final month present Knife crime has declined within the final yrWhile admissions to assault with a pointy object within the NHS are 10% decrease than in 2024.

Overall violent crime confirmed “no statistically significant change” by 2024, however it’s down a 3rd from a decade in the past and 75% under its peak in 1995, whereas homicides have reached their lowest level since not less than 2003.