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Written question asked by Mark Logan (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 July 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 July 2023 (named day). It was answered by Chris Philp (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 July 2023 on behalf of the Home Office.


Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service on increasing prosecutions for assault of emergency workers in Bolton.

Answer

Any assault on an emergency worker is unacceptable and I am determined to do everything I can to ensure they are prevented.

As part of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act, we have brought forward legislation to double the maximum sentence for assaults on emergency workers.

The Office for National Statistics’ Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and its latest estimates shows that the number of incidences of violence has fallen by 41% since the year ending March 2010, to 1.1 million incidences.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
194033
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Crimes of violence Emergency services Prosecutions Bolton
Link
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