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Health and Safety: Training

Asked by Adam DanceLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 15 July 2026UIN 17879

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the need for greater standardisation of Council's in England approach to approving health and safety training providers for their services.

Answered by Alison McGovern

Councils are independent bodies, and decisions about training provision are a matter for individual authorities.

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