Tesco staff offered body cameras over crime fears

Staff at Tesco stores are to be offered body cameras amid a rise in violent attacks, the supermarket's chief executive has said. It mirrors findings by the British Retail Consortium published earlier this year, which found abuse against retail staff had almost doubled compared to pre-Covid levels. Mr Murphy called for the change to bring England and Wales in line with Scotland, where the Protection of Worker's Bill makes it an offence to assault, threaten or abuse retail staff. The trade association, which represents more than 200 retailers in the UK, said the cost of retail crime was £1.76bn in 2021/22, with £953m lost to customer theft, and £715m spent on prevention. It cited a Freedom of Information request which suggested many police forces were not prioritising retail crime, with 71% of serious retail crime not responded to by police.

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