UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 1957
Crime (Assaults on Emergency Services Staff) Bill
[As Introduced]
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This bill aims to create specific legal protections for emergency service workers like police, ambulance staff and firefighters by making assaults against them a separate crime with potentially tougher penalties. It recognises that these workers are attacked while doing their jobs and deserve extra legal protection.
Presented by Holly Lynch.
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Official Ballot · Open Govt
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The people's count45 votes
67% Aye · 3033% No · 15
MPs' vote407 MPs
77% Ayes · 31223% Noes · 95
The democratic gap
10% , a narrow gap
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading7 Feb 2017
- 2nd reading