Question follow-through · 95604
Shoplifting: South Holland and the Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support police forces in tackling shoplifting in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 1 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 4 Dec 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support police forces in tackling shoplifting in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
3 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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4 Dec 2025
Answer published
Shop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level. We will not stand for this.We are ensuring the right powers are in place. Through the Crime and Policing Bill, we are bringing in a new offence of assaulting a retail worker to protect the hardwor...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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