PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence (6 July 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to develop a national strategy for tackling violence against retail workers.
Asked by:
Matt Western (Labour)
Asked by:
Matt Western (Labour)
Answer
The Government published its response to the Call for Evidence on Violence and Abuse Towards Shop Staff on 7 July. In response to its findings, we are already working with retailers, the police and others through the National Retail Crime Steering Group to develop and deliver a programme of work to drive down violence and abuse towards shopworkers.
You can access the report here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/violence-and-abuse-toward-shop-staff-call-for-evidence
Answered by:
Kit Malthouse (Conservative)
14 July 2020
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