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Increasing police powers to issue closure notices
I have long been working on a change in the law to increase police powers to issue closure notices. Closure notices are an important tool in disrupting criminal activity on our high streets, but current powers do not go far enough.
Changing the law to tackle high street criminals
I have written before about the need to tackle criminal businesses that operation in plain sight on our high streets. There's no point complaining about these problems without having a plan to tackle it! That is why I have been calling for a change in the law to help the police to close down these businesses more swiftly and for longer.