Question follow-through · 119934

NHS: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the dissolution of NHS Protect on levels of violence against NHS workers.

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
11 Mar 2026
Target answer date
16 Mar 2026
Answer
23 Mar 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the dissolution of NHS Protect on levels of violence against NHS workers.

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    NHS England’s Violence Prevention and Reduction (VPR) Standard was initiated in 2019 following the cessation of NHS Protect in 2017.The VPR standard provides employers with guidance and resources to support them in their development of local strategies to...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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