Thanks Martin, I guess some of my questions were answered, but still a little confused. I suppose he is living in the dread that he may have to enter that "particular" store in the future, and worries that maybe security will notice him. He is not a known offender or criminal by any means, to the point the the police just gave him a caution as they could tell he was. Jon Cris, thanks for the tip, but I wouldn't know who to PM for help as there are so many differing opinions, I wouldn't know where to start, or who with!

My initial post has been hijacked, and now I am utterly confused by all of this male bravado. I just wanted some help and advice!

ah right!! gosh Big brother really is watching our "gates"!!!

ah right. street CCTV, that seems slightly more viable. What is a persons gate?

surely sharing images of people would breach the data protection act and civil rights? hummmm your comments have interseted me so I think out of cauriosity I will have to research this further, do you have any tips, websites, etc I could visit?

Thanks Martin, that is what I suspected. And as you say, if he was offered the job, then it hasn't been picked up. JonCris, what a strange reply, I don't think that Retailers would go to that expense, unless the criminal was a repeat offender maybe, sounds more like MI5 that a retailer!!!

Thank you for your reply. That is helpful, see another issue is, my friend has started a job at a different to store to the incident, and is worried that in time the retailer may find out what he has done. Are they likely to have an offenders register at head office for example? He hasn't been into the store when the incident happened, so he is safe there, he is more worried about his name being know at head office, and maybe the tapes. This incident was over 12 months ago. I have told him not to worry as I "think" that store would just manage it at a local level with no need to tell HO? Thanks in advance for your help and responses!

Hello all I just want to ask, if you are barred from say a Sainsburys or Asda store for shoplifting in that particular store, and they say that you are barred from ALL UK stores, is this true? and how would they monitor it? Someone I know got caught shoplifting (police didn't press charges) and he was told by that Store Manager, never to enter any store in the UK again, otherwise he will get arrested for trespassing!!!! Surely that store wouldn't send his picture to every store in the UK, or would the stores head office keep a log of these sort of offences? - if the police just gave you a slap on the wrist? It is doing my head in, I need to go shopping (with him) and he poop's himself and won't come inside the store with me from fear! - Do the CCTV tapes and incident reports get issued to head offices? Any tips or advice would be appreciated thanks