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Shoplifting: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of more than (a) 25 shoplifting offences, (b) 50 shoplifting offences, (c) 100 shoplifting offences, (d) 150 shoplifting offences and (e) 200 shoplifting offences in the past two ye

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
20 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
1 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of more than (a) 25 shoplifting offences, (b) 50 shoplifting offences, (c) 100 shoplifting offences, (d) 150 shoplifting offences and (e) 200 shoplifting offences in the past two ye

  2. 1 Jun 2026

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  3. 1 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    There was one offender with more than 25 but fewer than 50 sentencing occasions where the primary offence was shoplifting across 2024 and 2025. No offenders had 50 or more qualifying sentencing occasions.The sentencing occasions in which shoplifting was r...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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