Halifax MP's 'enormously proud' moment as Protect the Protectors law comes into force
“No one should be assaulted when doing their job and I hope that emergency workers who experience assault will now feel more confident to report it, safe in the knowledge that this will be treated as an extremely serious offence.”
Her campaign was born out of an eye-opening experience whilst shadowing West Yorkshire Police in Halifax.
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The new law has been supported by the Police Federation, the Royal College of Nursing, Unison, the Fire Bridges Union, and the GMB union.