Shoplifting: Prosecutions — Written Question

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13342 on Shoplifting Prosecutions, what estimate her Department has made of the (a) number of people who avoided charges and (b) value of goods l

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

It is not possible to estimate the number of people who have avoided criminal sanctions, or the value of items stolen, as a result of the effective immunity on shoplifted goods under £200 introduced by the last Government.However, this Government will sen...

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