Written Question·Home Office·UIN 33828
Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence
Tabled: 25 February 2025
Answered: 4 March 2025
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) training and (b) resources she is providing to law enforcement to ensure effective enforcement of the proposed offence of assaulting a shopworker.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonThrough our Crime and Policing Bill, introduced on 25 February, this Government has brought forward a new offence of assaulting a retail worker, to protect hardworking and dedicated shop workers, including small and independent retailers. The offence carr...
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