Written Question·Home Office·UIN 18513
Wholesale Trade: Crimes of Violence
Tabled: 9 December 2024
Answered: 17 December 2024
Question
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Labour — Washington and Gateshead South
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to include provisions on the protection of wholesale workers in the Crime and Policing Bill.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonShop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level, up 29% on year up to June 2024, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers to do this. We won’t stand for this.Everybody has a right to feel safe on the job and this...
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