Member

To be clear, this amendment does not change the law. It would not create a new offence. It would require the Home Secretary to establish a freight crime code and ensure that incidents are properly identified, recorded and investigated across all police forces. Recording these high-value crimes differently from a standard theft from a vehicle better reflects the seriousness and economic consequences of freight crime, which creates the groundwork for building a stronger deterrent to the organised and occasional criminals who are taking a huge amount of money out of our economy, threatening drivers and destabilising the logistics industry. I will be interested to hear what the Minister has to say, considering he is not looking to bring in a new Bill but is seeking to create a code. Surely, it is not beyond the wit of the Government to create a code to record and investigate, and ensure that people understand that these are high-value crimes and not just thefts from vehicles.