Written Question·Home Office·UIN 116668
Retail Trade: Crime
Tabled: 27 February 2026
Answered: 9 March 2026
Question
John Milne
Liberal Democrat — Horsham
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of existing mechanisms for reporting retail crime by businesses in rural areas.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe central aim of our police reforms is to protect and revitalise neighbourhood policing. We are lifting national responsibilities off local forces so they focus on tackling local issues, like fighting retail crime. All communities, including rural commu...
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