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Retail Trade: Crime

Asked by Jessica ToaleLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 126301

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what impact assessment has been undertaken on how potential new powers introduced through the Crime and Policing Bill will affect high streets, markets, and independent traders.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Government published a number of impact assessments and economic notes upon the introduction of the Bill, which can be accessed here: Crime and Policing Bill 2025: impact assessments - GOV.UK and here: Crime and Policing Bill 2025: economic notes - GOV.UK.

We will publish further impact assessments after the Bill receives Royal Assent.

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