Theft: Mobile Phones and Computers
Commons · Question 20015 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Mary Glindon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential challenges for police in identifying a greater proportion of perpetrators of mobile phone and laptop thefts.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 9 Sep 2026
he Home Office recognises the challenges involved in identifying and bringing to justice those responsible for mobile phone and laptop theft. These offences are often linked to organised criminality, with stolen devices frequently moved, resold or exporte...