Written Question·Home Office·UIN 93184
Delivery Services: Temporary Employment
Tabled: 20 November 2025
Answered: 5 December 2025
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential security risks associated with rapid increases in temporary recruitment in the delivery sector during peak shopping periods.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe Home Office has not made such an assessment. It is for companies in the delivery sector to act to ensure their employees are of good standing, and that appropriate and proportionate background checks are undertaken where this is deemed to be necessary...
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