Public Sector: Procurement
Commons · Question 28559 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 17 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Alex Barros-Curtis
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the government is taking to ensure that that public contracts are not awarded to companies blacklisting workers.
Answer
Answered by Mark Ferguson, 17 Sep 2026
The Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010 prohibit the compilation, usage, sale or supply of blacklists of workers. Suppliers may be excluded for blacklisting offences under the exclusion regime in the Procurement Act in certain circ...