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Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill

We have some powerful minimum sentences and specific legislation for knife use. Those underpin the additional aggravating factors. The powers on knife crime apply to all people, but when the sentence is handed down the fact that the person involved was serving the public would be an additional factor. If we can persuade the Sentencing Guidelines Council to ensure that the specific circumstances of an emergency service worker are reflected, that factor could also be taken into account.