A mandatory prison sentence for those who assault emergency service personnel

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

We want a mandatory custodial prison sentence for anyone who assaults emergency service personnel

Emergency service personnel deserve to work in a risk free environment without the fear of been assaulted, Police, Fire, Ambulance and other emergency workers should not be subjected to attacks and the government need to step up to protect them by making it a mandatory prison sentence for those who assault police fire and ambulance staff

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Mandatory jail sentence for assaulting (eg. spitting/coughing) emergency worker

The Governmetn has also launched a consultation on doubling the maximum penalty for assaults or attacks on emergency workers, which you might like to contribute to: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/consultation-launched-on-doubling-maximum-sentence-for-assaulting-an-emergency-worker

Timeline

6 Aug 2020	Petition opened for signatures
11 Aug 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Aug 2020

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