National Minimum Wage Act 1998
Commons · Question 1930 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 27 May 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many workers have been impacted by enforcement actions related to breaches of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 in the last year.
Answer
Answered by Kate Dearden, 27 May 2026
HMRC enforces National Minimum Wage (NMW) regulations on behalf of the Fair Work Agency (FWA), through both responding to worker complaints, and targeted enforcement activity.The latest enforcement and compliance report (2025) shows that in 2024-2025 HMRC...