Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 118795

Self-employed

Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Justin Madders

LabourEllesmere Port and Bromborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what enforcement action his Department plans to take against companies found to be wrongly engaging people as self-employed.

Answer

Kate Dearden
Bogus or false self-employment is unacceptable and we are committed to robustly tackling it. HMRC will investigate evidence that suggests companies may have misclassified individuals for tax purposes. Employers can also be taken to an employment tribunal ...

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