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Written question asked by Kim Johnson (Labour) on Monday, 29 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 July 2026. It was answered by Jake Richards (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 July 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on compensation awards resulting from the offence of Assault on an Emergency Worker by type of emergency worker.

Answer

The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of compensation orders and average amount of compensation at criminal courts in England and Wales for a wide range of offences including assault on an emergency worker in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal Justice Statistics

However, the type of emergency worker assaulted under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 is not held centrally in the Court Proceedings database. This information may be held on court records but to examine individual court records would incur disproportionate costs.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
13955
Session
2026-27
Grouped for answer
Yes
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Compensation Crimes of violence Emergency services
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk