Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence
Commons · Question 11765 · Tabled 22 Jun 2026 · Attorney General · Official record
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Solicitor General, how many of the cases of charges for assault on emergency workers was the public interest test cited as the reason for discontinuation.
Answer
Answered by Ellie Reeves, 30 Jun 2026
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold centrally retrievable data on the reasons for discontinuation at an offence level within its Case Management System (CMS) and associated Management Information System (MIS).While the CPS applies the Code f...