Written Question·Home Office·UIN 60063
Shoplifting
Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 24 June 2025
Question
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with retailers on the prevention of shoplifting.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonShop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level and we will not stand for it. That’s why our Crime and Policing Bill introduces a new offence of assaulting a retail worker to protect the hardworking and dedicated staff that work in stores. Also ...
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