Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 6 January 2015.
Jeremy Wright
The Attorney-General
11:30,
6 January 2015
I certainly agree that it is important that where public servants are assaulted their public service is taken fully into account not just by prosecutors but by sentencers. The hon. Lady will be aware that assaulting someone while they are serving the public is an aggravating feature for sentencers to take into account. That is as it should be. However, we will continue to consider whether the law needs to be strengthened. She will know that many people, in this Government and the previous Government, have considered whether a specific offence should be created for assaults on those serving the public.