Written Question·Home Office·UIN 40924
Delivery Services: Crimes against the Person
Tabled: 24 March 2025
Answered: 27 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Alison Bennett
Liberal Democrat — Mid Sussex
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the benefits of extending protections for retail workers to retail delivery drivers in the Crime and Policing Bill.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonUnder the previous government, shop theft soared to record highs, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers. We won’t stand for this because everybody has a right to feel safe at their place of work. To tackle the unaccepta...
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