United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 9309
Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence
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15 October 2024
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23 October 2024 · Answer
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23 October 2024
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to protect retail staff from (a) intimidation and (b) assault.
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Timeline
15 October 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to protect retail staff from (a) intimidation and (b) assault.
Source: Commons
23 October 2024
Answer
Shoplifting has increased at an unacceptable level in recent yeara, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers to do this. We will not stand for it.This Government will introduce a new offence of assaulting a retail worker t...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-15/9309
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1734347
- uk · wq-1734347 · source updated 23 October 2024