{"value":{"id":1660101,"askingMemberId":3973,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-09-12T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-09-18T00:00:00","uin":"199082","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what statistical data her Department collects on the reasons and underlying causes of shoplifting incidents reported to the police.","answeringBodyId":1,"answeringBodyName":"Home Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4503,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-09-18T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on incidents of shoplifting as part of the Commercial Victimisation survey, which was last published in May 2023 and is available at:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-against-businesses-findings-from-the-2022-commercial-victimisation-survey\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-against-businesses-findings-from-the-2022-commercial-victimisation-survey</a></p><p>The department also collects data on the number of incidents of shoplifting which have been reported to the police, which was last published in July 2023 and is available at :</p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-2022-to-2023\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-2022-to-2023</a></p><p>Neither source provides information on reasons and underlying causes of shoplifting incidents.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Shoplifting","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1660101","method":"GET"}]}