New bill aims to protect UK shop workers from soaring abuse

Proposed legislation follows Co-op survey revealing four-fold increase in violent incidents since 2017

Shop workers across the UK will be better protected from soaring levels of violence, verbal and physical abuse under proposed legislation to be put before the House of Commons.

The private members’ bill says that because retail workers have been made responsible for effectively policing the law on the sale of age-restricted products such as alcohol, crossbows, knives and solvents – most likely to trigger incidents – parliament should be providing them with “appropriate” protection while ensuring the police and courts enforce the law.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3aVwbti