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Make assaulting a security worker a standalone offence

Submitted by Daniel Garnham on Sunday 9th November 2025

Published on Tuesday 9th December 2025

Current status: Open

Open until: Tuesday 9th June 2026

Current Signatures: 11,942
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

abuse ~ Busy ~ Crime ~ Emergency ~ emergency workers ~ Face ~ Government MUST ~ Incidents ~ Lack ~ Protecting ~ retail ~ Safety ~ security ~ shop workers ~ Staff ~ Violence ~ vulnerability

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 11,942 signatures in total, with signatories from 647 constituencies. That makes it the 66th most popular open petition, and the 2,053rd most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 96% (low) and a Local Issue Rating of 4% (low).

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Signatures by Region

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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