Written questions

Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence

Lords · Question HL3550 · Tabled 15 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 28 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Baroness Hamwee

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement recommendation 6.5 of the Independent Sentencing Review, published on 22 May 2025, to commission a study on the impact and consequences of the assault on emergency workers legislation; and

Answer

Answered by Lord Lemos, 28 Sep 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...