Shoplifting: Organised Crime
Commons · Question 90016 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Charlotte Cane
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking with (a) retailers and (b) police forces to tackle organised shoplifting.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 19 Nov 2025
Shop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level. We will not stand for this.We are ensuring the right powers are in place. Through the Crime and Policing Bill, we are bringing in a new offence of assaulting a retail worker to protect the hardwor...