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The Bourne legacy | Big interview: Katy Bourne

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If there’s one person who has done more than most to push retail crime up the political and policing agenda over the last 10 years, it has to be Katy Bourne. Having served as police and crime commissioner (PCC) for Sussex since 2012, the Conservative…

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