Submitted by Toyin Kayla Ilo on Saturday 13th December 2025
Published on Friday 23rd January 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Thursday 23rd July 2026
Current Signatures: 120
(count is updated approximately hourly)
Relevant Departments
Tagged with
CCTV ~ Context ~ Crime ~ Demand ~ Face ~ face coverings ~ Heat ~ Identity ~ Mandate ~ Masks ~ Medic ~ National Rail ~ Police ~ Police need ~ rail ~ Reasonable ~ Religious ~ RISE ~ Safety ~ section ~ TfL ~ Transport ~ transport operators ~ Useless
Mandate public transport operators prohibit balaclavas except religious/medical
Require public transport operators (including TfL and National Rail) to amend Byelaws and Conditions of Carriage to prohibit the wearing of balaclavas and identity-concealing masks (excluding those worn for legitimate religious or medical reasons).
Crime on public transport is rising, often facilitated by offenders wearing balaclavas to evade CCTV and intimidate passengers.
Safety: Identifying offenders is currently impossible, rendering CCTV useless. Context: There is no reasonable need for thermal face coverings inside heated vehicles, distinguishing them from religious garments or medical masks. Enforcement: Police need clear powers to demand removal without a Section 60 order, making it a Condition of Carriage does this.
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