Written Question·Home Office·UIN 8171

Retail Trade: Crime

Tabled: 9 October 2024
Answered: 17 October 2024

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals to tackle retail crime.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
Shoplifting has increased at an unacceptable level in recent years, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers to do this. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe on the job.To that end, this Governmen...

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