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Bill · started in the Commons

Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018

To make provision about offences when perpetrated against emergency workers, and persons assisting such workers; to make certain offences aggravated when perpetrated against such workers in the exercise of their duty; to require persons suspected of certain assaults against such workers which may pose a health risk to provide intimate samples and to make it an offence, without reasonable excuse, to refuse to provide such samples; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 19 July 2017 by Chris Bryant (Labour). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018, receiving Royal Assent on 13 September 2018.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 19 Jul 2017
  2. 2nd reading Commons 20 Oct 2017
  3. Committee stage Commons 15 Nov 2017
  4. Report stage Commons 27 Apr 2018
  5. 3rd reading Commons 27 Apr 2018
  6. 1st reading Lords 30 Apr 2018
  7. 2nd reading Lords 29 Jun 2018
  8. Order of Commitment discharged Lords 16 Jul 2018
  9. 3rd reading Lords 24 Jul 2018
  10. Royal Assent Unassigned 13 Sep 2018

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 14 Sep 2018.