Written Question·Home Office·UIN 33830

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 plans she has to implement the proposed offence of assaulting a shopworker; and what the anticipated penalties are associated with this offence.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

Through 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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