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Home Office: Contracts

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 16 September 2025UIN 75716

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) contractors and (b) subcontractors used by her Department publish accounts in line with HMRC requirements.

Answered by Sarah Jones

Contractors under direct contract with agreements over £10k are bound by contract terms to both uphold the laws of the land and to not bring the Secretary of State into disrepute.This includes responsibility for any subcontractors they engage.

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