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<p>We recognise the cost and disruption that arises from these crimes and we would
therefore support churches in taking all reasonable precautions to prevent them.</p><p>While
data published by the Office for National Statistics on 6 December 2017 shows that
police recorded metal theft has fallen from nearly 63,000 in 2012/13 to under 13,000
in 2016/17, we will continue to work with the police and others through the police-led
National Metal Theft Working Group, which includes representatives from the heritage
sector, to see what more can be done to prevent all types of metal theft.</p>
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