Oral Question·Home Office
“What steps her Department is taking to reduce burglary and theft in crime hotspots.”
Tabled: 17 March 2020Answered: 23 March 2020
Asked by
Christian Wakeford
Labour — Bury South
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones)
Abuse and violence against retail workers ballooned under the last Government. The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers and others campaigned for action. We promised to take action, and we have: the Crime and Policing Act 2026 introduces a new offence of assaulting a retail worker, punishable by up to six months’ imprisonment, an unlimited fine, or both.