Written questions

Organised Crime: Retail Trade

Commons · Question 1080 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 21 May 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of police resources dedicated to tackling organised crime operating through small retail businesses.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 21 May 2026

We are fully committed to tackling criminality on the high street from illegitimate businesses. It is for this reason that the Home Office, working with the Ministry for Communities, Housing and Local Government, has established a cross-government Taskfor...