Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 93420

Slavery: Car Washes

Tabled: 21 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Anneliese Dodds

Labour (Co-op)Oxford East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Centre for Social Justice's report entitled At what cost? Exploring the impact of forced labour in the UK, published in October 2024, whether his Department is taking steps to ens

Answer

Kate Dearden
The government is creating the Fair Work Agency, which will enhance the enforcement of employment rights across sectors, including hand car washes. As announced in the Budget, the Agency will establish a dedicated 'hidden economy' team which will target s...

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