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Tesco rolls out body cams to delivery staff 'vulnerable to attack' due to expanded age checks
Tesco equips 5,000 delivery drivers with body cameras after a pilot in Hull cut serious incidents by 50%, addressing rising threats linked to expanded age verification checks.
- Tesco is rolling out body-worn cameras to delivery drivers, providing 5,000 workers with devices by the end of the year amid handling 1.45 million online grocery orders weekly.
- Amid escalating threats in recent years, Tesco said a survey of 300 workers found 77% faced abuse and age-verification checks including knives increased risks for delivery staff.
- After a successful Hull pilot, body-worn cameras cut serious incidents by 50% and are only switched on when a driver feels unsafe.
- Ashwin Prasad urged lawmakers to go further on legal protections, stating `No retailer can tackle this issue alone and that's why we welcome the government's Crime and Policing Bill and encourage them to go further sending a message to offenders by extending the standalone offence to cover online delivery drivers`.
- Having invested tens of millions of pounds over the past four years, Tesco plans a wider rollout of body cameras next year to more delivery sites and provided a personal safety app in September.
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Wales OnlineAnyone getting home delivery from Tesco told of change
The supermarket giant has announced it will roll out new technology to deal with a rising problem
·Plymouth, United Kingdom
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