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Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018

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Long title · Parliament’s official description

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.

Sponsors · 2

Chris BryantLabourRhondda
Baroness DonaghyLabourLife peer

Bill · 3

HL Bill 99 (as introduced)Lords
30 Apr 2018
Bill 126 2017-19 [as amended in Public Bill Committee]Commons
15 Nov 2017
Bill 007 2017-19, as introducedCommons
16 Oct 2017

Explanatory Notes · 2

HL Bill 99 Explanatory NotesLords
20 Jun 2018
Bill 007 2017-19-ENCommons
16 Oct 2017

Briefing papers · 1

Briefing Paper on the BillCommons
25 Apr 2018

Amendment Paper · 13

Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 27 April 2018Commons
27 Apr 2018
Notices of Amendments as at 25 April 2018Commons
26 Apr 2018
Notices of Amendments as at 24 April 2018Commons
25 Apr 2018
Notices of Amendments as at 23 April 2018Commons
24 Apr 2018
Notices of Amendments as at 19 April 2018Commons
20 Apr 2018
Notices of Amendments as at 18 April 2018Commons
19 Apr 2018
Notices of Amendments as at 17 April 2018Commons
18 Apr 2018
Notices of Amendments as at 5 March 2018Commons
6 Mar 2018
Notices of Amendments as at 16 November 2017Commons
17 Nov 2017
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 15 November 2017Commons
15 Nov 2017
Notices of Amendments as at 13 November 2017Commons
14 Nov 2017
Notices of Amendments as at 10 November 2017Commons
13 Nov 2017
Notices of Amendments as at 1 November 2017Commons
2 Nov 2017

Bill proceedings: Commons · 2

Report Stage Proceedings as at 27 April 2018Commons
30 Apr 2018
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 15 November 2017Commons
16 Nov 2017

Selection of amendments: Commons · 2

Consideration on ReportCommons
26 Apr 2018
Chairs’ provisional selection and grouping of amendments - 15 November 2017Commons
14 Nov 2017

Will write letters · 4

Letter dated 18/07/2018 from Baroness Vere regarding issues on the debate on the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill: the Government's estimate that there will be 15,000 prosecutions under the Bill.Unassigned
18 Jul 2018
Letter dated 18/07/2018 from Baroness Vere regarding issues raised during the Second Reading of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill: assistance from employers to those giving evidence and duties of employers to support staff.Unassigned
18 Jul 2018
Letter dated 09/06/2018 from Baroness Vere of Norbiton to Lords regarding a point raised at the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill second reading debate.Unassigned
9 Jul 2018
Letter dated 21/11/2017 from Nick Hurd MP to Huw Merriman MP regarding issues raised during the committee debate: the new proposed offence of battery against an emergency worker and the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) schemeUnassigned
21 Nov 2017

Act of Parliament · 1

Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 (c. 23)Unassigned
13 Sept 2018

Library Notes · 1

Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill: Briefing for Lords StagesLords
19 Jun 2018

Tracked changes versions of Bills: Commons · 1

Version of the bill showing changes made in committeeCommons
17 Nov 2017

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