The Fed continues to campaign for an increased police presence on the high street, and a security grant where independent retailers will have the capacity to upgrade their security efforts. 

Earlier this year, the Fed welcomed The Crime and Policing Bill, which is at the heart of what the government calls its “Safer Streets” plan, and ministers want it to become law by the end of the year. The bill includes the introduction of a standalone offence of assaulting a shopworker and scrapping a 2014 law that classified shoplifting of items worth under £200 as less serious than other retail theft – making them less of a priority for the police.

The Fed designed and created a Vape guide containing information around the ban and what it meant for members and the wider retail sector.

View here: https://thefedonline.com/wp-content/uploads/Fed-The-Vape-Retailer-Manual-12pp-A5-May25-V4.pdf