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Crime and policing minister launches joined up strategy to tackle retail crime

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Dame Diana Johnson, minister of state for crime, policing and fire, was joined by senior representatives from policing, retail and security at Mitie’s Intelligent Security Operations Centre (ISOC) in Northampton for the industry launch of a new retail crime strategy, ‘Tackling Retail Crime Together’. The…

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