Written Question·Home Office·UIN 70378

Crimes of Violence: Bureaux de Change

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Yasmin Qureshi

LabourBolton South and Walkden

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she intends the offence of assaulting a shop worker to apply to people working in a bureau de change.

Answer

Sarah Jones
Section 156 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 created a statutory aggravating factor in sentencing cases of assault against public facing workers. It applies where an assault is committed against those providing a public service, perfor...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 70378) →