Written Question·Home Office·UIN 27773
Shoplifting
Tabled: 30 January 2025
Answered: 6 February 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 help reduce financial loss to retailers caused by customer theft.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonShop theft soared to unacceptable levels under the previous government, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe at their place of work.The Government is comm...
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