Extracts from Westminster Hall debate on Retail Crime Prevention - Nov 5
Wednesday, 6 November 2019 08:45
Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney) (Lab):...Retail crime is
a serious issue across the country. According to new national crime
statistics, in my constituency of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 567
incidents of shoplifting were reported over the past year. Tory
cuts to my local police forces, South Wales Police and
Gwent Police, have had a devastating impact on the ability of
officers to prevent incidents of retail crime, as they are already
stretched in so many other areas. A...Request free trial
(Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)
(Lab):...Retail crime is a serious issue across the country.
According to new national crime statistics, in my constituency of
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 567 incidents of shoplifting were
reported over the past year. Tory cuts to my local police
forces, South
Wales Police and Gwent Police, have had a devastating
impact on the ability of officers to prevent incidents of retail
crime, as they are already stretched in so many other areas. A good
number of local schemes are in operation in our communities to
prevent and tackle retail crime, such as Shopwatch, but that
responsibility should not be solely with the communities or retail
workers themselves...
The Minister for Crime, Policing and the Fire Service
():...There has already been a
debate in the House on the use of facial recognition technology,
and it is obviously within the purview of Members and Select
Committees and others to examine the issue. It has just been
through the courts—South Wales Police has been challenged on its
use of facial recognition technology, and the courts found the
current framework satisfactory. I have no doubt that when we get
back from this election there will be an urge for the issue to be
debated in the House, given the enormous success that is being seen
with facial recognition technology...
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