Question follow-through · 117395
Locksmiths: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered the potential merits of the introduction of licensing for locksmithing.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 3 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 5 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 9 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered the potential merits of the introduction of licensing for locksmithing.
5 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Department keeps the consumer protection framework under regular review and is aware of some issues with rogue traders in the locksmith industry. Locksmiths must comply with existing consumer legislation. Where traders do not comply with the law, the ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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