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Shoplifting in Scotland has become "effectively legalised" as a result of SNP cuts to the police and justice system, MSPs have been warned. ‌

Anas Sarwar spoke out at First Minister's Questions on an issue he claimed was causing retail staff to go to work each day fearing for their safety. ‌

The Scottish Labour leader told Holyrood today that thefts were up 124 per cent since the last Scottish elections in 2021, with police only investigating suspects who shop staff are able to identify them from a previous offence. ‌

Crime figures recently released by the Scottish Government found shoplifting increased by 17 per cent in the last 12 months alone, with 47,381 incidents recorded.

But the real figure is likely to be many times higher as many retail staff do not flag inc

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