Question follow-through · 27897

Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 in each of the last five years, broken down by sentencing outcome.

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Ministry of Justice
Tabled
8 Sept 2026
Target answer date
15 Sept 2026
Answer
15 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 in each of the last five years, broken down by sentencing outcome.

  2. 15 Sept 2026

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  3. 15 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of prosecutions together with the sentencing outcome for a wide range of offences in the Outcome by Offences Tool, including Assaults on Emergency Workers. This can be downloaded from the Criminal Justi...

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