Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 127413

Shoplifting: Reoffenders

Tabled: 15 April 2026

Question

Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Conservative — Chingford and Woodford Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the proven reoffending rate is for the adult cohort convicted of shoplifting offences who had been given a suspended sentence or any other non-custodial sentence within the last five years.