Hello, 

I am emailing personally to invite you, as a Hertfordshire-based retailer, to attend the first meeting of the Hertfordshire Retail Crime Forum and contribute your ideas on how we can do more to tackle shop theft and retail crime in our county.

As Hertfordshire’s Police & Crime Commissioner, I have established the Retail Crime Forum to bring together national and independent retailers and business groups with Hertfordshire Constabulary and my office. The aim is to work together to address retail crime, improve crime prevention and take practical action. The first meeting will be on 13th June – can you attend?

Retailers like you are vital to Hertfordshire’s economy, town centres and communities. I know that retail crime – whether shop theft, abuse of staff or criminal damage – has a real and damaging impact on businesses. Tackling this is one of my priorities to ensure you and your team are supported.

The Retail Crime Forum will provide an opportunity for you to:

Event Details

Date & Time      Friday 13th June – 10am-3pm

Location:           Welwyn Garden City 

Register at bit.ly/HertsRetailCrimeforum

Please join me on 13th June. Your voice matters and your insights are crucial to helping us do more to tackle retail crime in Hertfordshire.

With warm wishes, 

Jonathan Ash-Edwards