Written Question·Home Office·UIN 116669

Retail Trade: Crime

Tabled: 27 February 2026
Answered: 9 March 2026

Question

John Milne

Liberal DemocratHorsham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help improve police responses to retail crime in rural areas.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The 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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