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Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence

Asked by Apsana BegumLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 2 July 2025UIN 62685

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the implementation of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The offence of assault against an emergency worker is the responsibility of Ministry of Justice.

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