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<p>Police forces across England and Wales have recently committed to pursuing any
available evidence where there is a reasonable chance it could lead to catching a
perpetrator and solving a crime. For assaults in fast-food outlets, this could include
reviewing CCTV evidence and using the Police National Database for facial searches
to identify suspects where appropriate to do so.</p><p>The Government is clear that
violent and abusive behaviour towards any public-facing worker is never acceptable.
We take this issue very seriously and recognise the implications these incidents can
have on businesses as well as the victims.</p><p>The Government took a significant
step and legislated to introduce a statutory aggravating factor for assault against
any public facing worker via section 156 of the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts
Act 2022. This ensures the public facing nature of a victim’s role will be considered
an aggravating factor when it comes to sentencing for assault offences.</p><p>We have
record ever police numbers across England and Wales.</p>
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