Written Question·Home Office·UIN 62687
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, if she will conduct an equality impact assessment for the offence of assault against an emergency worker.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonThe offence of assault against an emergency worker is the responsibility of Ministry of Justice.