Police Introduction
In 2000, RLP established operating procedures for Civil Recovery and agreed guidelines
with the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). In 2004, RLP established operating
procedures for Civil Recovery and agreed guidelines with the Association of Chief
Police Officers Scotland (ACPOS). As a result of ongoing review, these agreements
are no longer current. RLP in conjunction with its clients in 2010 have produced
revised operating procedures for Civil Recovery to ensure these protocols fit with
the crime profile of society today and these have been sent to both ACPO and ACPOS
for review in line with current legislation.
Retail civil recovery is a method used by many retailers to recover losses, damages
and expenses (such as the cost of apprehending the wrongdoer, security costs and
damage/loss to goods or property) directly from shop thieves. Trespass to goods
has been established as part of the English law of tort for hundreds of years.
RLP have had a series of meetings with the British Transport Police and are now
assisting some railway companies in addressing crime committed on railway networks
by means of civil recovery.
Our Company Solicitor was a speaker at the Sandwell Police’s Annual Licensing Conference
in December.