Written Question·Home Office·UIN 63217
Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence
Tabled: 26 June 2025
Answered: 4 July 2025
Question
Mike Reader
Labour — Northampton South
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to extend the proposed standalone offence for assaulting a retail worker under the Crime and Policing Bill to include retail delivery drivers.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonThis Government is committed to tackling retail crime. Through our Crime and Policing Bill, we have introduced a standalone offence of assaulting a retail worker to protect the hardworking and dedicated staff that work in stores.Assaults against delivery ...
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