Written Question·Home Office·UIN 59104

Banks and Building Socities: Crimes of Violence

Tabled: 11 June 2025
Answered: 19 June 2025

Question

Dr Luke Evans

ConservativeHinckley and Bosworth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has with representative bodies to ensure that plans to provide protection from assault to front-line retail workers include (a) bank and (b) building society staff.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
Through our Crime and Policing Bill, this Government has introduced a standalone offence of assaulting a retail worker to protect the hardworking and dedicated staff that work in stores. My officials have met with UK Finance and Barclays Bank to discuss t...

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