Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which external groups her Department plans to consult on its review of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 under section 18 of that Act.

The Home Office will consult with a wide range of external groups, including representatives of the scrap metal and metals recycling industry such as the British Metals Recycling Association, the energy and rail networks, the Church of England and other religious bodies, Historic England, representatives from Gypsy, Traveller and Roma organisations, local authorities and the police.