I have received a number of emails from constituents regarding shoplifting.

The Government's plan to tackle shoplifting includes a police commitment to prioritise urgently attending the scene of shoplifting instances involving violence against a shop worker, where security guards have detained an offender, or where attendance is needed to secure evidence. Police attendance will be assessed based on risk, and prolific or juvenile offenders will be treated with elevated priority. 

The plan also sets out advice for retailers on how to provide the best possible evidence for the police to pursue in any case. Retailers should send CCTV footage of the whole incident, and an image of the shoplifter from the digital evidence management system as quickly as possible. Further, a specialist new police team is also being created to build a comprehensive intelligence picture of the organised crime gangs that fuel many shoplifting incidents across the country, to help target and dismantle them.