United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 1730
Crimes of Violence: Sentencing
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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, whether his Department has plans to increase the length of sentences for violent offences against shop-workers.
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9 January 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans to increase the length of sentences for violent offences against shop-workers.
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/2020-01-09/1730
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1169742
- uk · wq-1169742 · source updated 16 January 2020