Assaults on Elderly Persons Bill 2015

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The Assaults on Elderly Persons Bill 2015 would require courts to set a minimum three-year prison term for people convicted of seriously assaulting, threatening to kill or seriously harm, or injuring with a syringe someone aged 65 or over. The minimum would not apply to children under 16, and could be waived where exceptional circumstances—such as an early guilty plea or substantial help with the investigation—would make it unfair. If passed, it would take effect one month later.

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Bill entitled an Act to revise the law relating to the main non-fatal offences against the person and to provide for connected matters

Last updated 12 April 2018