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Harrogate to host retail worker safety drop-in event

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 06:08 · Archive

Harrogate BID is hosting a drop-in event on Monday, November 9 to help retail workers tackle crime and abuse.

Harrogate BID is hosting a Retail Crime and Staff Safety Drop-in on Monday, November 9 from 10am to 12pm at the Victoria Shopping Centre as part of Safer Business Action Week. The event invites retail workers from across Harrogate town centre to learn about tackling crime and improving staff safety.

Attendees will have the chance to learn about three national campaigns: Retail Trust, ShopKind, and USDAW, all of which focus on the impact of abuse and crime on retail workers. The drop-in will include short briefings at 10.30am, 11am, and 11.30am.

Paul Evans, BCRP manager at Harrogate BID, said the event is an opportunity for staff to find out more about the work Harrogate BID's Business Crime Reduction Partnership is doing alongside North Yorkshire Police to tackle retail crime and anti-social behaviour. Safer Business Action Week runs from November 9 to 15 and is supported by police forces, business partnerships, and retail organisations across the UK.

Harrogate to host retail worker safety drop-in event
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In this story: Harrogate BID · Victoria Shopping Centre · North Yorkshire Police · Retail Trust · ShopKind · USDAW · Paul Evans · Harrogate

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