Retail Trade: Crime
Commons · Question 17141 · Tabled 8 Jul 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Connor Rand
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to lay commencement regulations for Sections 45-47 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 13 Jul 2026
We are committed to introducing, as soon as possible, new legislation to create a standalone offence of assaulting a retail worker and to remove the £200 threshold for shop theft, ensuring that all offences are treated seriously and that retail staff are ...