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Department for Business and Trade: Disciplinary Proceedings

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 24 October 2025UIN 82367

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials were investigated under his Department's disciplinary processes in each of the last 5 years.

Answered by Kate Dearden

On 1st July 2023 due to a Machinery of Government Change, the Department of International Trade (DIT) became the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), alongside parts of the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). We therefore only hold information from DBT from 1st July 2023, and information from DIT before this date, and all information shared will be within these parameters.

Year

No. of officials investigated

2025

19

2024

9

2023

11

2022

11

2021

<5

Here are the figures for UK Export Finance:

Year

No. of officials investigated

2025

<5

2024

<5

2023

<5

2022

<5

2021

<5

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