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Stagecoach East Wins Prestigious CIHT Awards for Collaboration Against Violence Against Women and Girls

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The UK transport company Stagecoach East has received the Collaboration Award at the CIHT Awards, a prestigious scheme in the transport industry. The award recognizes the company's efforts in tackling Violence Against Women and Girls through its unique partnership with the Cambridgeshire Constabulary and the Cambridge and Peterborough Rape Crisis Centre, known as Buses and Businesses Against Abuse (BAA). The BAA scheme makes Stagecoach East's buses officially safe places for those fearing abuse or assault, with trained drivers providing support and refuge.

Key Takeaways:

  • Stagecoach East won the CIHT Awards for the Collaboration Award and was Highly Commended for the Bus Centre of Excellence Innovation of the Year Award.
  • The Collaboration Award recognizes the company's efforts in tackling Violence Against Women and Girls through the BAA scheme, a partnership with the Cambridgeshire Constabulary and the Cambridge and Peterborough Rape Crisis Centre.
  • The BAA scheme makes Stagecoach East's buses officially safe places for those fearing abuse or assault, with trained drivers providing support and refuge.
  • The partnership has been running for over a year and has resulted in the training of all new drivers in the BAA scheme, with existing drivers receiving annual training.
  • The company's Managing Director, Darren Roe, said that the award is "absolutely delightful" and that the BAA scheme is "very important" to the company.

Statistics:

  • Over 15 years, the CIHT Awards have been a prominent scheme in the transport industry.
  • The BAA scheme has trained all new drivers in the partnership and provides annual training for existing drivers.
  • The scheme has resulted in many examples of successful interventions, making Stagecoach East's buses safe-spaces for everyone.

Sources:

  • [Cambridgeshire Constabulary - BAA Campaign webpage: https://www.cambs.police.uk/police-forces/cambridgeshire-constabulary/areas/campaigns/campaigns/businesses-against-abuse/]
  • [CIHT Awards webpage: https://ciht.org.uk/awards/]

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