Question follow-through · 27899
NHS: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is issued to police forces on the priority given to reports of violence and aggression against NHS staff, including in emergency departments.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 8 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 24 Sept 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
8 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is issued to police forces on the priority given to reports of violence and aggression against NHS staff, including in emergency departments.
14 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Sept 2026
Answer published
Police forces are operationally independent from Government and are responsible for decisions relating to their resourcing to respond to and investigate crime.
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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