Rejected petition Proper recognition of assaults on ambulance staff.

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After yet another serious assault on a member of the Ambulance Service it is time for this government to make the assault on Ambulance Service personnel a specific offence, with an increased seriousness considered by the court, similar to that of Assault of a Police Officer.

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Please see: Violence towards ambulance crews

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Date submitted 22 October 2013
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