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Recruitment

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 12 January 2026UIN 102695

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require hiring organisations reply to job role applicants with a final verdict on their application.

Answered by Kate Dearden

There are currently no legislative plans to bring forward a requirement for hiring organisations to reply to applicants with an outcome on their application.

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