The emergency services in Wales have welcomed the new guidelines. Dylan Parry, the Welsh Ambulance Service’s violence and aggression project officer, said: “A split-second act of violence can have a devastating and long-term impact on our staff, so we need to ensure that when an emergency worker is assaulted, justice is delivered for them. “These new guidelines are a welcome addition and bring clarity and consistency when sentencing such offences.” Gwent Police’s Chief Constable Pam Kelly said: “Every assault on an emergency worker has a devastating impact on their friends, families and loved ones. “This announcement is a step forward to ensuring that those individuals who commit a crime by assaulting an emergency worker are held to account.