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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Megan Howe

Westminster Council to make central London safer for women as part of its strategy to boost nightlife

Westminster City Council is prioritising women’s safety as part of its new initiative to enhance London’s nightlife, adopting a zero-tolerance stance on sexually inappropriate and predatory behaviour.

It comes after alarming figures revealed that eight in 10 women had experienced some form of harassment in the capital over the past two years, with 7% reporting they had been forced to engage in sexual behaviour.

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