Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 102706

Recruitment

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Chris Coghlan

Liberal DemocratDorking and Horley

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to help improve transparency of information for job applicants.

Answer

Kate Dearden
We are not making the suggested assessment.There are robust transparency rules for Employment Agencies and Businesses which are state enforced by the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate.Where recruitment is conducted directly by an employer the Commo...

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