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More than 9,000 people given six to 12 months for shoplifting in past two years would now be made to do community serviceShoplifters will benefit most from the government’s plans to impose a moratorium on jail sentences of less than 12 months in England and Wales, figures show.Despite Rishi Sunak’s attempt to introduce tough sentences for criminals in the run-up to the general election,...