Crime and Policing Bill gains royal assent in ‘landmark’ for retail

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New laws will see a separate offence created for assaulting a retail worker while the ‘effective immunity’ for shop theft offences under the value of £200 will be scrapped

The Crime & Policing Bill, which looks to defend shopworkers against the rising tide of retail crime, has received royal assent in Parliament today.

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