The tool has been incredibly effective and is something which this piece of legislation seeks to take to the next level by requiring the standardisation of these records across the country. It would allow more victims of crime to have their property recovered and returned to them. It would quickly identify known property-owners through the system who have stolen goods. It would help identify more offenders, as they often go from store to store, and when those systems are manual, it doesn't allow police to be able to check in an adequately fast time to be able to understand who is going from store to store, dealing stolen items. It would reduce the risk of dealers inadvertently trading in stolen items and would increase the resolution rate that police have in investigating property crime. 