Lead member
James Cleverly
Conservative, Braintree
Commons
Decision
No decision
The House has not considered this amendment.
Amendment text
To move the following Clause—
“Assault of retail worker
(1)
A person who assaults a retail worker at work commits an offence.
(2)
“A retail worker at work” means a person who is working in or about retail premises for or on behalf of the owner or occupier of the retail premises (or as the owner or occupier of the retail premises).
(3)
In subsection (2)—
“retail premises” means—
(a)
premises used wholly or mainly for the purposes of the sale of anything by retail, or
(b)
premises used mainly for the purposes of the wholesale of anything, if the premises are also used for the purposes of the sale of anything by retail,
and here “premises” include a stall or vehicle;
“working” includes doing unpaid work.
(4)
A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the maximum term for summary offences or to a fine (or both).
(5)
In subsection (4), “the maximum term for summary offences” means—
(a)
if the offence is committed before the time when section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (alteration of penalties for certain summary offences: England and Wales) comes into force, 6 months;
(b)
if the offence is committed after that time, 51 weeks.
(6)
In section 40 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (power to join in indictment count for common assault etc), in subsection (3) after paragraph (ac) insert—
“(ad)
an offence under section (Assault of retail worker) of the Criminal Justice Act 2024 (assault of retail worker);”
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause creates a new offence of assaulting a retail worker at work.