Written Question·Home Office·UIN 70379

Crimes of Violence: Retail Trade

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, how she defines mainly by retail in Clause 15 of the Crime and Policing Bill.

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...

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