Police and Crime Commissioner supports Respect for Shop Workers campaign

Police and Crime Commissioner Jane Mudd is supporting the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers’ ‘Respect for Shopworkers’ campaign.

The Commissioner and her team have supported members of the union shops in Cwmbran and Newport, and spent time speaking to customers and shop staff about the issues that are concerning them.

Tackling retail crime was one of the manifesto pledges made by Police and Crime Commissioner Jane Mudd during her election campaign.

She said: “The rise in retail crime is deeply concerning. During my election campaign I promised that this would be a priority for me during my time in office, and it will form part of my Police and Crime Plan which is currently in development.

“USDAW is doing some important work supporting shop workers and retail staff in our communities and I am pleased that we have been able to support this.

“The UK Government has committed to providing funding for the police and retailers to work together to tackle these crimes, and I look forward to seeing how this will work in more detail in the coming months.”