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Commit funding for more financial investigators in local Trading Standards and police forces.

Recommendation
The Government must recognise the rising presence of organised crime groups and serious criminality on the UK’s high streets and commit to funding more financial investigators in local Trading Standards services and police forces. (Recommendation, Paragraph 167)
Addressee Bodies
Department for Business and Trade
Timeline
Recommendation age 0.3 yrs
Report published 11 Feb 2026