Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will have discussions with Bark.com on their effectiveness in vetting tradespeople employing their services.

All traders, including online platforms, must exercise professional diligence in their commercial practices in order to comply with the requirements in the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (2008), restated and updated in the DMCC Act 2024. Part 3 of the DMCC Act will strengthen the CMA's powers to enforce the law and enable the CMA and courts to impose monetary penalties for breaches.