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Public Sector: Contracts

Commons · Question 77059 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 13 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that companies involved in major (a) governance and (b) accountability failures are subject to enhanced scrutiny before providing critical public services.

Answer

Answered by Chris Ward, 13 Oct 2025

Government efficiency, transparency and accountability are key pillars of the Procurement Act 2023 which came into force this year. The Act establishes a new exclusions framework that makes it easier to exclude suppliers who have underperformed in the del...