Abuse of Public-facing Workers (Offences) Bill

Key Points

• Creates offences relating to verbal and physical abuse of public-facing workers in the course of employment.
• Applies to frontline sectors such as retail, transport, hospitality and other public-facing roles.
• Sets out how offences will be punished and how enforcement will work (specific penalties to be defined in the Bill).
• Sponsored by Olivia Blake (Labour Co-op) and originated in the Commons.
• Current stage: second reading in the House of Commons (as of 2022).

Progress

The bill has completed the first reading and is at the second reading in the Commons. No further stages are recorded here.