Written Question·Home Office·UIN 54428

Retail Trade: Organised Crime

Tabled: 22 May 2025
Answered: 6 June 2025

Question

Lewis Cocking

ConservativeBroxbourne

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help end the use of (a) vape shops, (b) barbers and (c) other high street businesses by organised crime groups.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
There are a range of powers available to deal with criminal use and exploitation of high street properties. Authorities can use closure powers under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 to close quickly premises which are being used, or ...

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