New Crime Reporting Scheme Launched to Tackle Rising Shop Thefts

New crime reporting platform launches to tackle rise in shoplifting

UKPAC is designed to give retailers a fast, secure way to report crimes and share evidence with police.

New crime reporting scheme launched to tackle rising shop thefts

Frasers Group, the parent company of Sports Direct, hosted the scheme’s launch at their Fareham store in Whiteley Shopping Centre.

Chancellor’s Spending Review sees police funding upped by £2bn ...

The additional funds would support the government’s ‘Plan for Change’ commitment

Retailers welcome £2bn police boost but urge for more action

Retail trade bodies have welcomed the £2bn funding boost for police forces in England and Wales, but cautioned that the investment alone will not be enough to tackle rising levels of high street crime. It comes as Rachel Reeves announced in yesterday’s Spending Review (11 June) that the police’s spending power will rise by 2.3% a year in real terms over the review period, which adds up to more than £2bn for police forces.  The Union of Shop, Dis…

SPENDING REVIEW: GOVERNMENT FALLING SHORT ON RESOURCES TO ENFORCE THE LAW

The Association of Convenience Stores has reacted to the Chancellor’s first Spending Review, welcoming long overdue cash to fund tobacco enforcement but warning that police underfunding will undermine retailers’ confidence in law and order. In the Spending Review, the Chancellor set out the funding being allocated to each Government department over the next five years. During her speech today, the Chancellor announced that the policing budget wi…

Retailers welcome £2bn police boost, warn it won't solve high street crime - Retail Gazette

Retail leaders have cautiously welcomed Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ £2bn boost to police funding in this week’s Spending Review, amid mounting pressure to tackle soaring retail crime. The new measures will increase police spending by an average of 2.3% per year above inflation and aim to recruit 13,000 additional police officers, PCSOs and special constables across England and Wales. “I am increasing police spending power by an average 2.3% per ye…