The Association of Convenience Stores has warned the Home Affairs Select Committee that organised gangs are operating in plain sight in communities, stealing from shops on a massive scale and running dodgy shops with illicit products as part of a network of wider serious criminal activity.
The Association of Convenience Stores has warned the Home Affairs Select Committee that organised gangs are operating in plain sight in communities, stealing from shops on a massive scale and running dodgy shops with illicit products as part of a network of wider serious criminal activity.
ACS has welcomed a significant victory in the battle against the illicit trade today as the Government announced 12 month closure orders for businesses found to be selling illicit products.
Existing powers allow premises to be closed for up to six months, but the Government note that businesses can often reopen before investigations have concluded, allowing criminal activity to resume and creating additional burdens for local authorities, police forces and the courts.
ACS has welcomed a significant victory in the battle against the illicit trade today as the Government announced 12 month closure orders for businesses found to be selling illicit products.
Existing powers allow premises to be closed for up to six months, but the Government note that businesses can often reopen before investigations have concluded, allowing criminal activity to resume and creating additional burdens for local authorities, police forces and the courts.
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has called on the Government to take urgent action to tackle the rogue traders operating through mini marts, pop up shops, dodgy barbers and other shops on high streets across the UK.
For several years, ACS has been campaigning for the Government to do more to support responsible businesses as they see illicit activity taking place all around them, often linked to a wider underworld of criminal activity.
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has called on the Government to take urgent action to tackle the rogue traders operating through mini marts, pop up shops, dodgy barbers and other shops on high streets across the UK.
For several years, ACS has been campaigning for the Government to do more to support responsible businesses as they see illicit activity taking place all around them, often linked to a wider underworld of criminal activity.
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has called on the Government to take urgent action to tackle the rogue traders operating through mini marts, pop up shops, dodgy barbers and other shops on high streets across the UK.
For several years, ACS has been campaigning for the Government to do more to support responsible businesses as they see illicit activity taking place all around them, often linked to a wider underworld of criminal activity.
ACS has called on the Government to support the local shops that host the majority of the UK’s Post Offices, ensuring that they can continue to provide essential services to the communities that rely on them.
ACS has welcomed the publication of the Government’s new Small Business Plan, which aims to tackle late payments, increase access to finance, and accelerate small business growth potential.
The Small Business Plan has an ambition to support growth by levelling the playing field for small businesses that have been taken advantage of by suppliers. New legislation will introduce maximum payment terms of 60 days, reducing to 45 days, giving firms certainty that they’ll be paid on time.
Additional measures set out in the Small Business Plan include:
The Association of Convenience Stores has responded to the Chancellor's Spring Statement, warning that the impact of the Government's tax increases on retailers is already being felt, with more challenging conditions to come.
ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “The Chancellor again stated today that promoting business investment is central to her strategy. Unfortunately the reality is that next week’s increases in employment costs and business rates are causing our members to cut back rather than invest in their stores.”
