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Bill with stricter measures for retail crime to go before parliament
As well as a new offence for assaulting shop workers, the bill will repeal an earlier law that said any shoplifting of items worth less than £200 would be automatically treated as a less serious crime
A new bill that aims to tackle retail and street crime is set for its first reading in the House of Commons today (25 February), with the hopes of introducing tougher measures to tackle retail crime and other offences. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the Crime and Policing bill, which is set to become law later this year, would help take back “our streets and town centres, restoring respect for law and order”.
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