Written Question·Home Office·UIN 27775
Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence
Tabled: 30 January 2025
Answered: 6 February 2025
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of levels of (a) violence and (b) abuse faced by retail workers.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonShop theft soared to unacceptable levels under the previous government, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe at their place of work.The Government is comm...
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