Over 7,000 cases of abuse and assaults reported to Police Scotland, in less than two years

31 Aug 2023
Written By Chris Terry

Daniel Johnson MSP’s Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Act was delivered with the support of SGF and came into force in August 2021.

The latest figures provided by Police Scotland show that the Act has been used 7,056 times to report retail specific cases of abuse or assault of staff and retailers. Up to July 2023. This includes:

  • Serious Assaults – 37

  • Common Assaults – 3066

  • Treats and Abuse – 3953

SGF has approached Police Scotland, the Scottish Government and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Office to ensure these figures are reported frequently and provide additional data on referrals and convictions relating to the Act.

SGF will keep you up to date with these figures as they are released.

Chris Terry
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