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<p>Any act of violence or abuse against retail staff is a serious matter which is
why tackling it is the number one priority issue for the National Retail Crime Steering
Group, which I co-chair with the British Retail Consortium.</p><p>Through this group,
we have developed a Violence Reduction Strategy which includes activities to increase
reporting of violence and abuse, develop a framework for effective preventative training
for retail staff and private security, work with PCCs to raise the priority of this
crime type in their policing plans and work with wider Criminal Justice stakeholders
to ensure that sentencing guidelines and aggravating thresholds are appropriate.</p>
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