Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 65472

Delivery Services: Health and Safety

Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 15 July 2025

Question

Olly Glover

Liberal DemocratDidcot and Wantage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that self-employed delivery riders are included in mandatory training obligations designed to protect (a) themselves and (b) the public.

Answer

Justin Madders
Under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, self-employed people have duties with regards to health and safety where they employ others, or where their work creates a risk to others who are not their employees. Existing UK laws also require that al...

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