The Ministry of Justice launched a consultation seeking views on the revised draft Victims Code.
28.05.2020
Crime
31.01.2020
Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Bill - Call for Views
Call for views on the Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Bill.
The Bill aims to increase protection for retail workers by:
· creating a new statutory offence of assaulting, threatening, abusing, obstructing or hindering a retail worker, and
· creating a statutory aggravation to that offence where the retail worker is enforcing a statutory age restriction.
02.08.2019
Ministry of Justice: Proposals for revising the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime
This consultation is the first stage in delivering the government’s commitment to consult on a strengthened Victims’ Code, that will be both clearer, and more responsive to the changing nature of crime and victims’ needs. The Ministry of Justice are inviting views on the initial proposals for change, and the issues the Code should focus on.
08.05.2019
Home Office: Violence and abuse toward shop staff: call for evidence
The aim of this call for evidence is to enable the government to understand the true scale of the issue of violence and abuse toward shop staff, the measures which may help prevent these crimes and the extent to which existing legislation is being used to tackle them, and to identify examples of best practice.
25.02.2019
HMICFRS: Proposed policing inspection programme and framework 2019 to 2020
This consultation seeks your views on the following proposals:
01.08.2018
Public Bill Committee: Offensive Weapons Bill
The Public Bill Committee has launched a written call for evidence to inform its consideration of the Offensive Weapons Bill which includes provisions to ban the sale of certain corrosive substances to under 18s.
01.03.2018
Scottish Parliament: Proposed Protection of Workers Bill
Daniel Johnson MSP has proposed a Bill which would increase the protection of workers in the retail sector, particularly those applying or enforcing an age-restriction in relation to the sale or supply of goods or services.
He has invited views on the Bill before it is considered for introduction into the Scottish Parliament.
11.08.2017
Mayor of London: Public Access Strategy
The Mayor of London’s office is consulting on accessing Met police services. The strategy looks to bring together new online ways of reporting crime, more Dedicated Ward Officers in every community (based closed to their wards and equipped to work and engage the public on the go and a notified times and places), and one 24/7 front counter in every borough.
