Pembrokeshire Labour MP welcomes commitment to tackling shoplifting

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South Pembrokeshire Labour MP Henry Tufnell said that he was pleased that the Government has committed to tackling shoplifting. “Having had conversations with shop owners all across Pembrokeshire, I understand how much stress shoplifting causes,” he said. “A big factor in the rise of shoplifting has been the £200 cap — legislation brought in under the previous government that meant anything shoplifted under the value of £200 wouldn’t be prosecuted. “For years, police haven’t had the powers or capacity to pursue these cases — but that’s now changing, with the Government scrapping the £200 cap.  “This means all shop theft will be pursued and investigated, regardless of value.”

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00:00The government is taking serious action on shoplifting.

00:06I speak with shop owners right across Pembrokeshire and I know the impact the £200 cap has had on

00:10their business. That cap was put in by the last government alongside a host of other austerity

00:15measures. It meant that anything shoplifted with a value of under £200 wouldn't be prosecuted.

00:21That's why I'm really pleased to announce the Home Secretary has scrapped that £200 cap.

00:25That means that all shop theft will be pursued and investigated regardless of value.

00:29But that's not all our government is doing to make our streets safer.

00:33They've committed to putting 13,000 more bobbies on the beat,

00:36making the place where you live, work and your community safer.

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