Question follow-through · 95682
Public Transport: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether protections against assaults for retail workers in the Crime and Policing Bill will apply to public transport workers involved in the retail of (a) refreshments and (b) rail products and ticke
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 1 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 4 Dec 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether protections against assaults for retail workers in the Crime and Policing Bill will apply to public transport workers involved in the retail of (a) refreshments and (b) rail products and ticke
4 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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4 Dec 2025
Answer published
Assaults against retail workers will be covered by a new offence which we are introducing via the Crime and Policing Bill. Our definition of retail worker captures someone working in or about retail premises for or on behalf of the owner or occupier of th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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