Retail Trade: Crime
Commons · Question 116668 · Tabled 27 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by John Milne
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of existing mechanisms for reporting retail crime by businesses in rural areas.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 9 Mar 2026
The central aim of our police reforms is to protect and revitalise neighbourhood policing. We are lifting national responsibilities off local forces so they focus on tackling local issues, like fighting retail crime. All communities, including rural commu...