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date	12/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Shoplifting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what statistical data her Department collects on the reasons and underlying causes of shoplifting incidents reported to the police.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	199082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on incidents of shoplifting as part of the Commercial Victimisation survey, which was last published in May 2023 and is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-against-businesses-findings-from-the-2022-commercial-victimisation-survey" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-against-businesses-findings-from-the-2022-commercial-victimisation-survey</a></p><p>The department also collects data on the number of incidents of shoplifting which have been reported to the police, which was last published in July 2023 and is available at :</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-2022-to-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-2022-to-2023</a></p><p>Neither source provides information on reasons and underlying causes of shoplifting incidents.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/09/2023 12:29:23 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1173832

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Shoplifting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to ONS statistics released on 23 January 2020, if she will make an assessment of the reasons for the 14 per cent increase in police recorded incidents of shoplifting in England and Wales over the last decade.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	8998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the significant costs on communities, businesses and the economy that shop theft can have which is why we changed the law in 2014 to enable some cases to be dealt with more quickly and efficiently.</p><p>The Office for National Statistics has commented that improvements in recording practices by the police have made a substantial contribution to rises in recorded crime over the last five years.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/06/2020 14:38:06 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1173617

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Shoplifting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) guidance and (b) support her Department has provided to retail businesses in relation to the (i) management and (ii) mitigation of shoplifting in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	8237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the damaging impact that shoplifting and violence and abuse can have on victims, businesses, and the wider community; and we are committed to tackling this issue.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure that our response to retail crime is as robust as possible we work with a wide range of partners through the National Retail Crime Steering Group, including the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and British Retail Consortium.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we launched a call for evidence on violence and abuse toward shop staff to help strengthen our understanding of the scale and extent of the issue. The call for evidence has now closed and we are carefully analysing the responses before deciding what further action may be required. We intend to publish the government’s response in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 8238 8239 question first answered 04/02/2020 15:25:16 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1173620

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Shoplifting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce instances of shoplifting.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	8239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the damaging impact that shoplifting and violence and abuse can have on victims, businesses, and the wider community; and we are committed to tackling this issue.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure that our response to retail crime is as robust as possible we work with a wide range of partners through the National Retail Crime Steering Group, including the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and British Retail Consortium.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we launched a call for evidence on violence and abuse toward shop staff to help strengthen our understanding of the scale and extent of the issue. The call for evidence has now closed and we are carefully analysing the responses before deciding what further action may be required. We intend to publish the government’s response in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 8237 8238 question first answered 04/02/2020 15:25:16 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris