United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 1729
Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence
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9 January 2020
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16 January 2020 · Answer
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16 January 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the effectiveness of the sentencing, (b) the length of sentencing or (c) the effect of custodial sentencing on levels of violence against shop staff; and whether he
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9 January 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the effectiveness of the sentencing, (b) the length of sentencing or (c) the effect of custodial sentencing on levels of violence against shop staff; and whether he
Source: Commons
16 January 2020
Answer
Everyone has the right to feel safe at work and assaults on shop workers are unacceptable.There are a range of offences someone can be convicted of if they assault a shop worker. Maximum penalties for offences are set by Parliament and include five years’...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-01-09/1729
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1169741
- uk · wq-1169741 · source updated 16 January 2020