Public Sector: Procurement
Commons · Question 92237 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Charlotte Nichols
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that public contracts are not awarded to companies that blacklist workers.
Answer
Answered by Chris Ward, 26 Nov 2025
This Government is committed to ensuring public procurement supports British jobs and industry. Under the exclusion regime in the Procurement Act 2023, contracting authorities may exclude suppliers for blacklisting offences. The exclusion regime came into...