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Threat of organised retail crime highlighted at pre-election seminar

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A pre-general election Westminster Legal Policy Forum keynote seminar took place this month entitled ‘Next steps for tackling shoplifting and retail crime in England and Wales’. The online event saw speakers and panellists, representing police forces, retail bodies and independent retailers, discussing the key retail…

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