Written Question·Home Office·UIN 85727

Public Sector: Staff

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Chris Evans

Labour (Co-op)Caerphilly

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on how to protect all public-facing workers from abuse in their workplaces.

Answer

Sarah Jones
Public facing workers are covered under legislation such as the Offences against the Person Act 1861, which covers serious violence, such as actual bodily harm and grievous bodily harm. The Government introduced a statutory aggravating factor for assault ...

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