Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 29282

NHS: Crimes of Violence

Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 14 February 2025

Question

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal DemocratStratford-on-Avon

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of reported assaults on NHS staff have resulted in prosecution in the last 12 months.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
Assaults can be prosecuted under a range of offences such as common assault, actual bodily harm (ABH) or grievous bodily harm (GBH). The Ministry of Justice does not, however, collate data on the profession of the victim. To do so could only be obtained a...

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