Found: The Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 increased the six month maximum penalty for a

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the implementation of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)

The offence of assault against an emergency worker is the responsibility of Ministry of Justice.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of convictions for the offence of assault against an emergency worker in 2024 were in relation to incidents in which the victim was a police officer.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of prosecutions and convictions across England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-justice-statistics. The data tool includes the number of convictions for an offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 in 2024.

Information on the number of males and females who were proceeded against and convicted for these offences is available within the published data and can be accessed by filtering the ‘overall volumes’ dataset by sex. This data is held on a principal-offence basis and therefore reports information relating to the most serious offence that a defendant was dealt for.

The Ministry of Justice does not centrally record the specific occupation of the victim of an offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 so it is not possible, without disproportionate cost, to state the proportion of emergency worker victims who were police officers, or the number or proportion of women convicted of an assault on a police officer under the 2018 Act offence.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of convictions of women for the offence of assault against an emergency worker in 2024 related to an incident where the victim was a police officer.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of prosecutions and convictions across England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-justice-statistics. The data tool includes the number of convictions for an offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 in 2024.

Information on the number of males and females who were proceeded against and convicted for these offences is available within the published data and can be accessed by filtering the ‘overall volumes’ dataset by sex. This data is held on a principal-offence basis and therefore reports information relating to the most serious offence that a defendant was dealt for.

The Ministry of Justice does not centrally record the specific occupation of the victim of an offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 so it is not possible, without disproportionate cost, to state the proportion of emergency worker victims who were police officers, or the number or proportion of women convicted of an assault on a police officer under the 2018 Act offence.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people convicted for the offence of assault against an emergency worker in 2024 were women.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of prosecutions and convictions across England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-justice-statistics. The data tool includes the number of convictions for an offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 in 2024.

Information on the number of males and females who were proceeded against and convicted for these offences is available within the published data and can be accessed by filtering the ‘overall volumes’ dataset by sex. This data is held on a principal-offence basis and therefore reports information relating to the most serious offence that a defendant was dealt for.

The Ministry of Justice does not centrally record the specific occupation of the victim of an offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 so it is not possible, without disproportionate cost, to state the proportion of emergency worker victims who were police officers, or the number or proportion of women convicted of an assault on a police officer under the 2018 Act offence.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to undertake research on the potential impact of the offence of assault against an emergency worker on women.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The Ministry of Justice, which is responsible for the legislation relating to assaults on emergency workers, has not made an assessment of the impact, or potential impact, of the offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 on trends relating to the arrest or conviction of women. Nor does it plan to conduct further assessments or research relating specifically to the offence in the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018.

Following changes made by provisions in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 the then Government published an Equalities Impact Assessment of the changes on the offence in the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. The assessment can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-crime-sentencing-and-courts-bill-2021-equality-statements/assault-on-emergency-workers-in-the-police-crime-sentencing-courts-bill-equalities-impact-assessment.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will conduct an equality impact assessment for the offence of assault against an emergency worker.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The Ministry of Justice, which is responsible for the legislation relating to assaults on emergency workers, has not made an assessment of the impact, or potential impact, of the offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 on trends relating to the arrest or conviction of women. Nor does it plan to conduct further assessments or research relating specifically to the offence in the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018.

Following changes made by provisions in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 the then Government published an Equalities Impact Assessment of the changes on the offence in the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. The assessment can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-crime-sentencing-and-courts-bill-2021-equality-statements/assault-on-emergency-workers-in-the-police-crime-sentencing-courts-bill-equalities-impact-assessment.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the offence of assault against an emergency worker on trends in the level of (a) arrests and (b) convictions of women.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The Ministry of Justice, which is responsible for the legislation relating to assaults on emergency workers, has not made an assessment of the impact, or potential impact, of the offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 on trends relating to the arrest or conviction of women. Nor does it plan to conduct further assessments or research relating specifically to the offence in the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018.

Following changes made by provisions in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 the then Government published an Equalities Impact Assessment of the changes on the offence in the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. The assessment can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-crime-sentencing-and-courts-bill-2021-equality-statements/assault-on-emergency-workers-in-the-police-crime-sentencing-courts-bill-equalities-impact-assessment.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the implementation of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The Ministry of Justice, which is responsible for the legislation relating to assaults on emergency workers, has not made an assessment of the impact, or potential impact, of the offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 on trends relating to the arrest or conviction of women. Nor does it plan to conduct further assessments or research relating specifically to the offence in the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018.

Following changes made by provisions in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 the then Government published an Equalities Impact Assessment of the changes on the offence in the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. The assessment can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-crime-sentencing-and-courts-bill-2021-equality-statements/assault-on-emergency-workers-in-the-police-crime-sentencing-courts-bill-equalities-impact-assessment.

Found: and receive information etc Part 3—Representations and information: offences Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 67 An offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency

Found: worker” means an emergency worker, within the meaning of section 3 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: Subsection (2) applies the definition of an emergency worker in section 3 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: worker” means an emergency worker, within the meaning of section 3 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: Emergency worker” means an emergency worker, within the meaning of section 3 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: the meaning 129 REPORT STAGE Wednesday 18 June 2025 given by section 3 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: subsection (3) the term “emergency worker” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: Emergency worker” means an emergency worker, within the meaning of section 3 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: Emergency worker” means an emergency worker, within the meaning of section 3 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: Emergency worker” means an emergency worker, within the meaning of section 3 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: Emergency worker” means an emergency worker, within the meaning of section 3 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: Emergency worker” means an emergency worker, within the meaning of section 3 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: Emergency worker” means an emergency worker, within the meaning of section 3 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: Emergency worker” means an emergency worker, within the meaning of section 3 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: and receive information etc Part 3—Representations and information: offences Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 67 An offence under section 1 of the Assaults on

Found: of public servants’ protection applies to emergency workers however in 2018 the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: understands that Emergency Workers are already covered by similar legislation under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: The Review received evidence on the disproportionate impact on women of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: the purposes of enforcing fisheries legislation and are also protected under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: Emergency worker” means an emergency worker, within the meaning of section 3 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: The Review received evidence on the disproportionate impact on women of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: Welsh Government is therefore supportive of clause 2 which amends s.1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act

Found: This amends s. 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018, increasing the penalty from

Found: This amends s. 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018, increasing the penalty from