Written Question·Home Office·UIN 48741

Electric Cables: Theft

Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 7 May 2025

Question

Perran Moon

LabourCamborne and Redruth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the merits of increasing penalties for electric cable theft.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
Theft, including the theft of cables, is a serious crime and this Government recognises the distress and disruption it can cause, not only to businesses, but also to local communities and critical infrastructure. The Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 was intro...

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