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Get Me Home Safely

Meeting: 30/01/2023 - City Council (Item 49)

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Moved by Councillor Reilly and seconded by Councillor Rennie.

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Councillor Zoe Reilly introduced the motion titled Get me Home Safely, which was seconded by Councillor Eddie Rennie.

 

Following a discussion with contributions from Councillors Drean, Smith, Carlyle, Singh, Bingley and Coker the Council agreed to –

 

1)    Publicly call for improvement to late night and off-peak transport service provision through the Local Transport Authority as well as other appropriate transport services in Plymouth and its surrounding areas;

2)    Instruct the appropriate Scrutiny Panel to look at the concerns raised and to make recommendations for how we make our city safer;

3)    Lobby the Government and the Police Crime and Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall for stronger enforcement of the law against sexual assault and harassment on public transport.

 

For (43)

Councillors Bingley, Carlyle, Churchill, Drean, Finn, Harrison, Mrs Loveridge, Lugger, Dr Mahony, Patel, Salmon, Shayer, Smith, Stoneman, Tofan, Ms Watkin, Wakeham, Mrs Aspinall, Briars-Delve, Coker, Cresswell, Dann, Evans OBE, Goslin, Haydon, Hendy, Holloway, McDonald, Murphy, Noble, Penberthy, Reilly, Rennie, Stevens, Tippetts, Tuohy, McLay, Poyser, Wheeler, Mrs Beer, Kelly, Nicholson and Singh.

 

Abstain (0)

 

Against (0)

 

Absent/Did Not Vote (6)

Councillors Allen, Dr Cree, Partridge, Riley, Hulme, and Mrs Bridgeman.