questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has with representative bodies to ensure that plans to provide protection from assault to front-line retail workers include (a) bank and (b) building society staff.
answerText: Through our Crime and Policing Bill, this Government has introduced a standalone offence of assaulting a retail worker to protect the hardworking and dedicated staff that work in stores. My officials have met with UK Finance and Barclays Bank to discuss t...
heading: Banks and Building Socities: Crimes of Violence