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Living Wage: Prosecutions

Commons · Question 53010 · Tabled 19 May 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 22 May 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers were prosecuted for not paying employees the National Living Wage in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 22 May 2025

HMRC’s priority is to ensure that workers receive the money they are owed as quickly as possible. It is for this reason, in the vast majority of cases, HMRC pursue civil enforcement. In 2023/24 civil enforcement resulted in HMRC issuing 767 Notices of Und...