Petition · past parliament
Convictions of Assault against emergency services cannot be suspended sentences
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
All too often members of the emergency services are physically assaulted whilst helping the public. The current sentencing practices from criminal justice are woefully inadequate and provide no deterrent. People think they can get away with attacking our brave service personnel, this has to change
A recent example:
A Paramedic doing his job, helping an unconscious patient, is attacked by drunken yob and ends up with a broken nose and off work for two months ...
The offender gets ...... a suspended sentence !!!
This really needs to be stamped out - now.
A Paramedic doing his job, helping an unconscious patient, is attacked by drunken yob and ends up with a broken nose and off work for two months ...
The offender gets ...... a suspended sentence !!!
This really needs to be stamped out - now.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 15 Jul 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
25 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.