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Federation campaign

Tackling
officer assaults

A Police Federation campaign calling to all local MPs. Dromey, the Labour MP for Birmingham
for tougher sentences for those who Newly released figures show there were Erdington.
attack the police and other 774 recorded assaults on West Midlands “The number of officers being assaulted
emergency service workers is gathering officers last year. is unacceptable and we feel very strongly
momentum. Six of those officers attended the that there needs to be tougher and more
Officers from the Force who have been meeting at Parliament to talk about the consistent sentencing of those convicted of
assaulted in the line of duty attended a incidents, their injuries and the other effects assaulting police officers, police staff and
meeting in Parliament with West Midlands of the attacks. They also raised the issue of other emergency workers,” says Tom
Police Federation to call on the region’s MPs better legal protection for emergency service Cuddeford, interim chairman of West
to get behind the campaign. drivers. Midlands Police Federation.
The visit, on 13 December, was part of a The meeting was organised by Rob “By taking officers who have been
campaign launched by West Midlands Police Marris, the Labour MP for Wolverhampton assaulted along to the meeting it enabled
Federation, which started after they wrote South West and was also attended by Jack MPs to hear first-hand the effect it has and

Holly Lynch, MP, listens to the officers’ stories. www.westmidspolfed.com

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