Rejected petition To increase custodial sentence for assault on emergency service workers

The government to change law that the minimum for attacking emergency worker should be two years and maximum five

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The law is lax and not coinciding with seriousness of assault on our nurses doctors paramedics and police offices and firemen our brave workers are facing day in and day out either physical and or verbal assault which is unacceptable and needs to be dealt with via strong legislation custodial sentencing

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Minimum 2 year prison sentence for attacks on emergency workers
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/550320

Introduce minimum sentences for attacks on emergency workers.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/549032

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Date submitted 21 January 2021
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