Bus Services: Crimes against the Person
2026-05-19 · Department for Transport · 3456 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the number of reported incidents of (a) physical assault and (b) verbal abuse against bus drivers in England in each of the last five years; and what steps her Department is ta
Answer
The Department does not hold this data. Employers are responsible for ensuring the health, safety and welfare of their employees, and must comply with relevant health and safety legislation. Where people report incidents to the police, under the Home Offi...