Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 55205
Locksmiths: Regulation
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 4 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Alistair Strathern
Labour — Hitchin
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of regulating the locksmith industry to protect people from rogue locksmiths.
Answer
Justin MaddersThe UK's framework for occupational regulation upholds public protection, while ensuring regulatory burdens on industry are proportionate. Although the locksmithing profession is not subject to statutory regulation, several self-regulating trade associati...
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