I fully understand my hon. Friend’s point but I am worried about the statistics that she cited. It appears that the courts regard assaulting a policeman as less significant than assaulting a member of the public. Are discussions being held with the Sentencing Guidelines Council to assess why that is the case and whether anything is being done about it?
Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Adrian Bailey
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 3 March 2006.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill.
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