The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition) introduced a change to the law in 2014 that classified shoplifting of goods valued under £200 as a "low-value" summary offence under section 176 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. This amendment inserted section 22A into the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, mandating that such offences must be tried summarily in magistrates' courts (with a maximum penalty of up to 51 weeks' imprisonment or an unlimited fine) unless the defendant e