Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 25
25
Deferred
Paragraph: 116
Smaller retailers and staff face heightened vulnerability from inadequate security expertise and funding.
Conclusion
Smaller retailers are much less likely to have access to security expertise or investment in technology and, as many have been heavily affected by the pandemic, they may also struggle to find additional funds to invest in the area. Small local high street shops sometimes have only one member of staff and we heard from the Association of Convenience Stores about the added vulnerability of workers in small local stores. Those shopworkers are in even greater need of the kind of technological and organised support.
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the specific vulnerability of smaller retailers and their workers. While noting existing resources, it commits the Home Office and NRCSG to review these resources and give full consideration to the committee's recommendation when planning future work.
Paragraph Reference:
116
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
The NRCSG and the Task and Finish groups have created useful resources for retailers in accordance with the actions set out in the Government response to the Call for Evidence on Violence and Abuse Toward Shop Workers. However, the Government recognises there is still more to do. The Home Office, working with the NRCSG, will review the resources already produced and give full consideration to the HASC’s recommendation when considering how to take the work forward.