Written Question·Home Office·UIN 12030
Shoplifting: Criminal Investigation
Tabled: 31 October 2024
Answered: 7 November 2024
Question
Andrew Rosindell
Reform UK — Romford
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Metropolitan Police on investigating shoplifting offences where the value of goods stolen is less than £200.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonShoplifting is a damaging crime, which soared under the previous government, and we are determined to remove any perception that offenders will escape punishment.To that end, this Government will end the effective immunity, introduced by the previous Gove...
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