Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018
Act of ParliamentThis bill passed all stages in both Houses and received Royal Assent.
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Long title
To make provision about offences when perpetrated against emergency workers, and persons assisting such workers; to make certain offences aggravated when perpetrated against such workers in the exercise of their duty; to require persons suspected of certain assaults against such workers which may pose a health risk to provide intimate samples and to make it an offence, without reasonable excuse, to refuse to provide such samples; and for connected purposes.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading· Commons
19 July 2017 – 19 July 2017
- 2nd reading· Commons
20 October 2017 – 20 October 2017
- Committee stage· Commons
15 November 2017 – 15 November 2017
- Report stage· Commons
27 April 2018 – 27 April 2018
- 3rd reading· Commons
27 April 2018 – 27 April 2018
- 1st reading· Lords
30 April 2018 – 30 April 2018
- 2nd reading· Lords
29 June 2018 – 29 June 2018
- Order of Commitment discharged· Lords
16 July 2018 – 16 July 2018
- 3rd reading· Lords
24 July 2018 – 24 July 2018
- Royal Assent· Unassigned
13 September 2018 – 13 September 2018
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. Bill ID: 2058.