Thursday, 17 September 2020

Maximum jail term for attacking emergency workers to be doubled

Maximum jail term for attacking emergency workers to be doubled 
The maximum penalty for assaulting police officers, nurses or any other emergency workers is to be doubled from one to two years.

It follows a consultation this summer on raising punishments and comes amid a series of reforms to sentencing being announced by the Ministry of Justice this week. The Guardian

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