Assault of shop workers to be made specific criminal offence
Source: BBC
Last October, the government responded to the petition with a commitment to supporting shop staff but resisted calls for a law change, instead highlighting that it had already legislated to make assaulting a "public-facing worker" an aggravated offence for sentencing. BBC - For more and to sign up click here To Return to the Main Aggregate News Page - click here
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