Shoplifting: Technology
Commons · Question 3874 · Tabled 21 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will work with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, and the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to provide guidance to parish councils and
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 3 Jun 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.Through our Crime and Policing Act, thi...