Written Question·Home Office·UIN 62685
Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence
Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 2 July 2025
Named DayQuestion
Apsana Begum
Labour — Poplar and Limehouse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the implementation of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonThe offence of assault against an emergency worker is the responsibility of Ministry of Justice.