Written Question·Home Office·UIN 56396

Delivery Services: Crimes of Violence

Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025

Question

Will Stone

Labour — Swindon North

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will include retail delivery drivers within the standalone offence for assaulting a retail worker.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
This Government is committed to tackling retail crime. Through our Crime and Policing Bill, we have introduced a standalone offence of assaulting a retail worker to protect the hardworking and dedicated staff that work in stores.Assaults against delivery ...
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