direct to your inboxUndercover police officers could be sent to patrol pubs and clubs in a bid by the Government to protect women.Downing Street has said it is taking a series of “immediate steps” to improve security amid concerns surrounding women's safety.The 'Project Vigilant' programme also involves better street lighting and CCTV with a doubling of the Safer Streets fund to £45m.Deploying plain clothes police officers to identify predatory offenders in the night-time economy was one of the steps outlined at a meeting of the Government’s Crime and Justice Taskforce, chaired by the Prime Minister.Pilots of the scheme could be rolled out across the country when hospitality reopens.
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