Trade tools theft bill receives support

Trade tools theft bill receives support

Mul-T-Lock has pledged its support to the Theft of Tools of Trade (Sentencing) Bill, which has passed its first reading in Parliament. The bill seeks to elevate tool theft from a Category Three to a Category Two offence, increasing the severity of sentencing in line with the crime’s growing impact on tradespeople and the economy. If passed, the bill would enable the courts to issue tougher penalties to offenders, recognising tool theft as a seri…