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Procurement: Safety

Commons · Question 28194 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 24 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Anna Dixon

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department intends to develop Safety Schemes in Procurement and the Common Assessment Standard to reduce duplication in safety accreditation requirements for contract

Answer

Answered by Florence Eshalomi, 24 Sep 2026

As part of our wider work on building professions, trades and occupations, we will consider the role that schemes such as Safety Schemes in Procurement and the Common Assessment Standard can play in supporting competence and reducing unnecessary duplicati...