Oral Question·Ministry of Justice
“What steps his Department is taking to reform the criminal justice system to help tackle violence against women and girls. ”
Tabled: 21 June 2023Answered: 27 June 2023
Asked by
Liz Twist
Labour — Blaydon and Consett
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Justice
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones)
Shop theft hit a record high in the last year of the previous Government, but our Crime and Policing Bill will remove the effective immunity for shop thefts under £200. We are investing over £7 million to support police efforts against retail crime over the next three years, including supporting a specialist team to target organised gangs and offenders. We also back the Tackling Retail Crime Together strategy, in which industry and police are collaborating to better target perpetrators.