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Construction: Fraud

Asked by James NaishLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 16 September 2025UIN 74823

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department holds information on the number of rogue builders prosecuted in England in each of the past three financial years.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department does not hold the data requested.

Local Authorities are responsible for determining resourcing priorities in accordance with the needs of their local electorates, and the members of those electorates will differ according to the areas where they live.

I otherwise refer the hon Member to UIN 18841 answered on 17 December 2024 and UIN 23175 answered on 16 January 2025.

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