London Assembly Committee Begins Investigation Into Hate Crime and Violence Against Women and Girls on Public Transport

The London Assembly's Police and Crime Committee convened on Wednesday 5 November 2026 at The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, to begin a new investigation into hate crime and violence against women and girls (VAWG) on London's public transport. The session started at 10am and brought together two panels of experts from advocacy and academic organisations. The first panel included Iman Atta OBE, Director of Tell MAMA; Kai O'Doherty, Director of Policy and Evidence at Galop; Louise Holden, Senior Policy Officer at Inclusion London; and Nanette Youssef, Policy Manager at the Runnymede Trust. The second panel featured Andy Fearn, Co-Executive Director of Protection Approaches; Dr Amy Clarke, Deputy Director of the Centre for Hate Studies at the University of Leicester; Rose Simkins, CEO of Stop Hate UK; and Dr David Wilkin, a criminologist and associate lecturer at The Open University. The committee's investigation is at its opening stage, with further sessions expected as it examines the issues facing passengers on the capital's transport network.