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Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

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Having personally spent time with those on the frontline, I have also seen the impact of these incidents on officers and on their families. We cannot tolerate such acts, which is why the punishment must fit the crime, and the Bill will double the maximum penalty for assaults on emergency workers from 12 months’ to two years’ imprisonment.

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Reference

691 c60 

Session

2019-21

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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