Member

The Home Secretary has publicly stated that tackling mobile phone theft is a priority, and the last Home Secretary urged phone manufacturing companies, including Apple, Google and Samsung, to work with the police to make phones worthless to criminals. This amendment has had cross-party support in Committee and now on Report. It is what members of the police forces and stakeholders have called for and would be a central part of the solution to an issue which the Government have recognised is a significant problem. This is an amendment which it should be in everyone’s interest to support.