Police Cuts Petition

Petition to protect shopworkers from violence and abuse by opposing police cuts to be Presented to the House of Commons.

To the House of Commons assembled. The Petition of shopworkers and supporters of England and Wales and others of like disposition declares that shopworkers have the right to be safe at work, free from fear of violence, threats and verbal abuse, and treated with the respect they deserve.

That the significant increases in numbers of uniformed police officers over the last ten years has helped improve safety for shopworkers, with overall crime decreasing by 43% and incidents against shopworkers less than half the 2004 levels, as recorded by the British Retail Consortium's Annual Retail Crime Survey.

That despite these improvements there is still more to do as every minute of every day yet another shopworker is assaulted, threatened or abused.

The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons shall urge the Government to ensure that the downward trend in overall crime and attacks on shopworkers continues by at least maintaining the 2010 levels of uniformed police officers in England and Wales.

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