UK Police Set Up an Emergency Number for Protecting Women
After the public fury over the murder of Sarah Everard, a “Walk Me Home” service and an emergency number 888 will be developed to allow women to be tracked on their way home and trigger an alert if they did not arrive on time.
As reported by the Mirror, the new emergency number directed to protect women on their way home is set to be up and running by Christmas.
When calling the line, women would have their journey tracked, and if they fail to reach their home in the estimated time, an alert will go off alerting the police of a possible issue.
Women will also be able to use a mobile app, along with the emergency number, to request help from the police if they felt in danger at any point.
The UK government is aiming to protect women
Home Secretary Priti Petal supported the development of the emergency line, stating that it would be best to get it online as soon as possible.
The mirror quoted a Home Office spokeswoman saying that: “As set out in our strategy earlier this year, we need a whole of society approach to tackling Violence against Women and Girls and welcome joint working between the private sector and Government.”
Ms. Patel had confirmed that her team is developing the service with communication company BT that have been running 999 for 84 years now.
It had been reported that the new “Walk Me Home” service will be ready by Christmas, possibly with the number 888 and the ability to request the police.
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