The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) calls for ‘urgent’ legislation to protect officers from the public. The Federation has called on Home Secretary Priti Patel to introduce urgent legislation to enforce social distancing to protect officers from members of the public who may be infected with the coronavirus.
Exactly what the Police Federation’s demands are unclear from this Police Professional article, but seem to include criminalising failure to physical distance and making coughing at officers an assault. Incidentally any testimony about misuse of spit hoods is one issue we’d like to hear in the coming months.
Policing the Corona State 