GMP takes part in this year's Safer Business Action Week

Officers in Manchester City Centre at the start of the week of action.

Today, (October 16) marks the beginning of Safer Business Action Week and Greater Manchester Police is ensuring that it demonstrates its commitment to businesses across every single district with a range of operations, activities, and proactive work.

Teams across GMP will be out every single day to reaffirm their commitment to tackling everything retail-related, including searching for shoplifters, undertaking proactive patrols of criminal hotspots, talking to shop owners to discuss security, and engaging with local communities to discuss how everyone can play their part.

Work across the week will see GMP work closely with partners in the community to fully utilise every resource available to ensure that businesses are well looked after in regards to services and premises – for both the workers and customers.

We will be sharing details of our work all this week, highlighting the work that officers are doing throughout the following days.  Keep an eye on our social media platforms – Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram – for the latest news.

While this week marks a specific event designed to raise awareness and clamp down on business related criminality, officers work every day to tackle issues that stores and customers alike experience.

From Operation Rimini [ASB figures fall in Stockport town centre as neighbourhood operation continues to produce results | Greater Manchester Police (cds.co.uk)], which has seen ASB drop around Stockport’s shopping centres, to dedicated teams tackling shoplifters in Bolton [Dedicated team tackling store crime in Bolton town centre | Greater Manchester Police (gmp.police.uk)], neighbourhood teams in GMP have been working hard in response to issues raised across the many boroughs of Greater Manchester.

Superintendent Cara Charlesworth, the retail crime lead for Greater Manchester Police, said: “Safer Business Action Week provides us with a brilliant opportunity to engage with retailers and businesses and show our commitment to keeping stores safe.

“While we work all-year round to look after our business communities, the week allows us to reaffirm our dedication to ensuring that we are clamping down on all manner of crimes that affect stores; shoplifting, violence against workers, illegal trading, and more.”

“Across every district, numerous operations and activities will be taking place, from targeted arrests to work with partners in ensuring stores are safe and protected. If you see an officer out-and-about, do feel free to go and talk to them about their work around the week of action. Whether you want advice or have a question, they will be more than happy to assist with your query.”

For more information about Safer Business Action Week, visit https://nbcc.police.uk/news/nbcc-launches-national-safer-business-action-week-to-target-business-crime.

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