We are firmly on the side of those who work in retail, the Newbury MP has said as the Government introduces a crackdown on retail crime. Laura Farris has endorsed the Prime Minister’s announcement of the new action to amend the Criminal Justice Bill. The amendment will make assaulting a retail worker a standalone criminal offence. Perpetrators will face being sent to prison for up to six months, receiving an unlimited fine, and being banned from going back to the shop where they committed their crime. In almost all cases, perpetrators can expect to receive a Criminal Behaviour Order which will…
