Written Question·Home Office·UIN 105832
Assaults on Police
Tabled: 14 January 2026
Answered: 23 January 2026
Question
Shivani Raja
Conservative — Leicester East
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect police officers from being attacked whilst on duty in a) Leicester, b) The East Midlands, and c) the UK.
Answer
Sarah JonesAssaults on emergency workers are unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Our police officers and staff perform vital roles in serving and protecting the public, often under challenging and dangerous circumstances and they should be protected in return.Th...
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