Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence
Lords · Question HL14935 · Tabled 26 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to commission a study into the impact and consequences of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018, as recommended in the Independent Sentencing Review 2025, published on 22 May 2025.
Answer
Answered by Lord Timpson, 11 Mar 2026
The Independent Sentencing Review (ISR) published its findings on 22 May 2025, and the previous Lord Chancellor welcomed the recommendations and accepted the majority of them in principle. The Sentencing Act takes forward many of the ISR recommendations a...