Petition 5 year minimum sentence if you attack a member of the emergency services.

Police in the UK are assaulted while doing their job, figures suggest that over 5000 injuries occur each year, this needs to stop.
Fireman and ambulance staff also suffer. On average there are 10 attacks on fireman weekly. 40% of ambulance staff have already been assaulted.

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26 signatures

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Date closed 26 January 2017
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