Written Question·Home Office·UIN 8173

Retail Trade: Organised Crime

Tabled: 9 October 2024
Answered: 17 October 2024

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has she made of the potential links of retail crime to County Lines.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
Shoplifting has increased at an unacceptable level in recent years, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers to do this. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe on the job.To that end, this Governmen...

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