A Bill to make provision for and in connection with offences relating to verbal and physical abuse of public-facing workers in the course of their employment.
The Abuse of Public-facing Workers (Offences) Bill would make it a criminal offence to verbally abuse or physically assault public-facing workers while they are doing their jobs. It aims to protect frontline staff—such as shop staff, transport workers and other public-service employees—from abuse by setting out offences and potential penalties in statute.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to detailed scrutiny in committee stage, before returning for further readings and consideration by the House of Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
