Written evidence to be reported to the House

Part of Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 5:30 pm on 16 October 2007.

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Jan Berry: As we were saying earlier, it sends an important message to NHS workers that they should not have to put up with that type of treatment. They feel very intimidated by the way in which they are treated. To have an offence that says “You will not assault a national health service worker” sends an important message. You are absolutely right that there is probably an abundance of other pieces of legislation that would cover the offence, but this is about signalling support for the NHS.