Andy Carter, Warrington South MP, was very welcome to the announcement today of a new package of measures to crackdown on retail crime as the Conservatives stick to their long-term plan to drive down crime, creating safer communities for you and your family.
Since 2010 they have cut crime excluding fraud by over 50%, but he understand that people who work in retail continue to be impacted by theft, abuse and violence.
Andy recently met with Peter, who manages the Co-op in Latchford, who talked him through some of the types of incidents he and his staff have experienced.
There’s a raft of new measures such as GPS tags for repeat offenders to prevent future offences, £55.5 million for facial recognition technology to identify offenders and a specific new offence for assaulting shop workers.
