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Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018

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.

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Progress through Parliament10 stages recorded
Commons
1st reading
19 Jul 2017
Commons
2nd reading
20 Oct 2017
Commons
Committee stage
15 Nov 2017
Commons
Report stage
27 Apr 2018
Commons
3rd reading
27 Apr 2018
Lords
1st reading
30 Apr 2018
Lords
2nd reading
29 Jun 2018
Lords
Order of Commitment discharged
16 Jul 2018
Lords
3rd reading
24 Jul 2018
Royal Assent
13 Sept 2018
Act of Parliament
Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 (c. 23)
text/html · 13 Sept 2018
Will write letters
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.
application/pdf · 18 Jul 2018
Will write letters
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.
application/pdf · 18 Jul 2018
Will write letters
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.
application/pdf · 09 Jul 2018
Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 99 Explanatory Notes
application/pdf · 20 Jun 2018
Library Notes
Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
text/html · 19 Jun 2018
Bill
HL Bill 99 (as introduced)
text/html · 30 Apr 2018
Bill proceedings: Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 27 April 2018
text/html · 30 Apr 2018