Train passengers across the UK will start to see new ‘See it. Say it. Sorted’ posters and hear updated announcements from Tuesday (16 September), marking the campaign’s first major refresh in a decade.
Since the campaign’s launch in 2016, reports to British Transport Police’s 61016 text service have increased more than eightfold to 255,088 a year – helping to improve the safety of travellers across the rail network.
To make reporting even easier, posters have had a makeover to clearly display the 61016 text number and the renowned ‘See it. Say it. Sorted’ train and station announcements have had an upgrade to make their wording clearer.
The new campaign is designed to help passengers more easily spot when something doesn’t look right, by explicitly showing and telling them what this could be, like an unattended bag, or someone accessing an area they shouldn’t.
The government is also providing a nearly £17 million funding boost so Network Rail can make improvements to enhance police access to CCTV from railway stations. This will enable BTP officers to have more access to real-time footage from across the railway and help to identify offenders as quickly as possible.
The campaign has also evolved to encourage passengers to report any non-urgent crimes to the BTP, including anything that makes passengers feel unsafe or uncomfortable, helping police keep the railways safe.
“See it. Say it. Sorted’ isn’t just an earworm that’s been the soundtrack to our trains for nearly a decade now – it’s a really important security and public safety campaign. It plays a crucial role in making our railways safe, and this refresh will help spread its message to even more people,” said Rail Minister Lord Hendy.
“We’re committed to making our railway as secure as possible, which is why we’re also improving CCTV connectivity, to help police identify offenders and bring them to justice faster – particularly key as we work towards our goal of halving violence against women and girls in the next decade.”
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