I thank my hon. Friend for giving way, and for her eloquent speech. Does she agree that it is possible under current sentencing provision for the judge to take into account the fact that the victim is a public servant? A mechanism already exists in law, although we all agree that further work needs to be done on sentencing guidance.
Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Meg Hillier
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 14 July 2006.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Bill.
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