Government Contracts: Tax Avoidance
(asked on 6th November 2017) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government plans to take as a result of information in the Paradise Papers relating to companies that hold existing government contracts.
This question was answered on 28th November 2017
The 2015 Public Contract Regulations implemented the latest EU Public Procurement Directive, and introduced a new obligation for public bodies to exclude suppliers from a procurement where the supplier has been found guilty of breaching its obligations in relation to payment of taxes. This has been established by a judicial or administrative decision having final effect within the relevant jurisdiction.