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Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence

Asked by Apsana BegumLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 2 July 2025UIN 62688

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the offence of assault against an emergency worker on women.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

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

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