Emergency workers to get greater protection from racial abuse in house calls

Emergency workers to get greater protection from racial abuse in house calls

It is illegal to racially or religiously abuse anyone in public, but this does not extend to within a private home under the Public Order Act.

Emergency workers to get greater protection from racial abuse in house calls - Jersey Evening Post

Emergency workers will be given greater protection from racial and religious abuse during house calls, the Home Office has announced. The Government said it would close an existing loophole that allows people to get away with racial and religious abuse towards police, fire and ambulance workers making house calls. The measures were tabled on Tuesday as amendments to the Government’s Crime and Policing Bill. It is currently illegal to racially or…