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<p>The Crown Prosecution Service has not made any formal assessment of these figures.
However the figures provided in the response to Question 218070 showing an increase
in charges are consistent with Home Office statistics for the number of shoplifting
offences recorded by the police. These were given in a written answer (218106) provided
to the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth on the 15<sup>th</sup> December 2014,
which is published at;</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&max=20&questiontype=AllQuestions&house=commons%2clords&uin=218106"
target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&max=20&questiontype=AllQuestions&house=commons%2clords&uin=218106</a></p><p>
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