Written Question·Home Office·UIN 56397

Delivery Services: Crimes of Violence

Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025

Question

Will Stone

LabourSwindon North

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the safety of retail delivery drivers when they are carrying out government-mandated enforcement checks with customers.

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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