Government Departments: Procurement

(asked on 6th March 2023) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has knowingly granted procurement contracts with any firms that have engaged in fire and rehire tactics.


Answered by
Alex Burghart Portrait
Alex Burghart
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 9th March 2023

The Government has been clear on its opposition to this practice being used as a negotiating tactic and is now making it clear how it expects employers to behave.

Departments are responsible for their own commercial decisions, including the award and management of contracts.

Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.

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