Oral Question·Home Office
“What steps she is taking to help tackle shop theft.”
Tabled: 17 March 2026Answered: 23 March 2026
Asked by
Robbie Moore
Conservative — Keighley and Ilkley
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones)
We are giving the police the powers they need to bear down on shop theft, including making it a specific offence to assault retail workers and ending the effective immunity for shop thefts under £200. We are also fighting the organised gangs who often drive these crimes. Our £5 million investment in a specialist intelligence-led policing cell is bringing more criminals to justice.