Written Question·Home Office·UIN 81702

Crimes Against the Person: Retail Trade

Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Vikki Slade

Liberal DemocratMid Dorset and North Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will issue guidance on crime reporting for lone workers in the retail sector.

Answer

Sarah Jones
Shop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level. We will not stand for this.There are currently no plans to produce specific guidance on crime reporting in the retail sector, however we would encourage all retailers, including lone workers, to r...

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