ON THE TOOLS - Get your voice heard and change tool theft legislation
Partly thanks to an On The Tools White Paper, the UK Government is collecting tradespeople’s opinions on tool theft. Let them know which tools need protection and how they should be protected for the new "Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill".
About the tool theft bill
Tool theft is crippling our industry. It’s an issue that impacts an immense proportion of UK tradespeople and can no longer be ignored. That’s why On The Tools created a report last year to explore and highlight the realities of UK tradespeople who have been impacted by tool theft. This report caught the attention of the UK Government…
The ‘Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill’ was created to protect mechanically propelled vehicles like quadbikes and ATVs from being stolen. The Government read the tool theft white paper and is now considering including protecting power tools in the bill as well- by forensically marking and registering them.
Change tool theft legislation
Now, the Government has opened a consultation called a “call for evidence”. They want to hear from tool manufacturers, dealers, retailers, forensic marking companies, trade associations, tradespeople, and law enforcement practitioners about what type of tools should be included in the bill, the cost of the tools, and more.
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